28.03.2025 09:50
What do the measures taken by the Central Bank mean following the volatility in the money markets? Developments that are of great importance for those buying and selling housing and vehicles were evaluated by Prof. Dr. Ferhat Pehlivanoğlu, who was a guest of Abdurrahman Yazıcı on Haberler.com. Pehlivanoğlu noted that the overnight interest rate hike signals an increase in the policy interest rate.
Kocaeli University Faculty Member Prof. Dr. Ferhat Pehlivanoğlu was a guest of Abdurrahman Yazıcı on Haberler.com. Evaluating the current state of the Turkish economy, Pehlivanoğlu made important statements on various topics, from interest rate policies to stock market movements, and from gold and silver markets to investor confidence. Especially commenting on the Central Bank's interest rate moves, Pehlivanoğlu also warned investors about critical points they should pay attention to.
Host Abdurrahman Yazıcı asked his guest about the measures recently taken by the Central Bank. Stating that the Central Bank held an extraordinary meeting following the recent fluctuations in the economy, Prof. Dr. Ferhat Pehlivanoğlu listed the measures taken. Among these measures, he noted that the overnight interest rate increase is a signal that the policy interest rate may be raised. Prof. Dr. Pehlivanoğlu continued his statements as follows: The Central Bank intervened in the markets by raising interbank interest rates. Following political developments, Turkey's risk premiums (CDS) increased. Legal predictability and political stability are important for investor confidence. An increase in the overnight interest rate does not immediately mean that the official interest rate will rise. An increase in the overnight interest rate is known as a signal for an official interest rate increase.