Meanwhile, In Turkey…
Rate cuts and plans for another cross-border incursion in Syria – this time against Assad’s forces.
Category: Recep Tayyip Erdogan
‘Just As Independent As The Fed’: Erdogan’s Son-In-Law Jokes About Trump’s Control Over Central Bank
This is yet another manifestation of Trump’s behavior normalizing autocratic regimes.
Eight Months After Bear Market, Erdogan Drives Real Rates Negative As Local Stocks Boom
You can’t keep a “good” autocrat down.
Turkey, Erdogan Set Collision Course With US Congress Over Russian Missiles
“Such language would push Turkey exactly toward places that they don’t want it turn to”.
Erdogan Gets Another Giant Rate Cut As Turkey Virtually Wipes Out Real Rate Buffer
Unlike Donald Trump, when he “asks” for something from the central bank, he gets it.
Trump, Mnuchin, Barr May Have Iced Halkbank Case At Behest Of Erdogan
The Halkbank case seemingly went cold for five whole months…
Erdogan, Lindsey Graham Got Into ‘Heated’ Argument In Oval Office Over iPad Video
“Well, do you want me to go get the Kurds to make one about you?”
Congress Wants Trump To Rescind Erdogan Invite
“Now is a particularly inappropriate time for President Erdogan to visit the United States”.
House Votes To Sanction Turkey For Syria Massacre, Recognize Armenian Genocide In Sweeping Bipartisan Rebuke Of Trump Leniency
This marks a stunning bipartisan rebuke of both the White House and a NATO ally.
Here’s A Crazy Story About Trump, Giuliani And Some Schools Linked To Erdogan Archenemy Fethullah Gulen
Just in case you weren’t suspicious enough already.
Some Key Geopolitical Context As Turkey’s Captive Central Bank Delivers Another Big Rate Cut
So much winning – for one man, anyway.
As Syria Ceasefire Expires, Erdogan Meets Putin In Sochi, Iraq Says No Thanks To ‘Mark Esperanto’s’ 1,000 Nomadic US Troops
“There is no permission granted for these forces to stay inside Iraq”.