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The Grand Turk
Turkish lira plummets to record low against us dollar amid inflation and policy uncertainty
2023-09-27
Shadenfreude sometimes cannot be helped.
[Shafaq News] The Ottoman Turkish lira hit an all-time low of more than 27.236 against the US dollar on Tuesday, facing mounting inflationary pressures and a strengthening dollar. The lira's annual losses now stand at over 31 percent.

President His Enormity, Sultan Recep Tayyip Erdogan the First
...Turkey's version of Mohammed Morsi but they voted him back in so they deserve him. It's a sin, a shame, and a felony to insult the president of Turkey. In Anatolia did Recep Bey a stately Presidential Palace decree, that has 1100 rooms. That's 968 more than in the White House, 400 more than in Versailles, and 325 more than Buckingham Palace, so you know who's really more important...
's steadfast support for a low-interest-rate policy, despite soaring inflation, triggered a currency crisis towards the end of 2021 and resulted in inflation surpassing 85 percent last year.

The central bank, which had refrained from intervening in the foreign exchange market to bolster the lira since June, recently reversed its course by implementing two consecutive strong rate hikes.

Despite these efforts, the lira has lost ground, depreciating by approximately 24 percent since the central bank adjusted its policy stance.
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Posted by:trailing wife

#3  Geez I figured bidenomics would have prevented this.
Posted by: AlanC   2023-09-27 18:19  

#2  Oh Turkey.

From Janissaries to Freddie Mercuries.
Posted by: swksvolFF   2023-09-27 15:06  

#1  Recep's really counted on the grain for weapons deal.
Posted by: Grom the Reflective   2023-09-27 05:11  

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