Turkey - Factors to Watch on Jan 16
Oggi 05:15 - RSF
ISTANBUL, Jan 16 (Reuters) - Here are news, reports and events that may affect Turkish financial markets on Monday.
The lira
traded at 18.7875 against the dollar early on Monday, little changed from a close of 18.7890 on Friday.
The main BIST 100 share index
GLOBAL MARKETS
Asian shares edged higher on Monday as investors waited nervously to see whether the Bank of Japan (BOJ) would defend its super-sized stimulus policy at a pivotal meeting this week, while a holiday in U.S. markets made for thin trading.
FINANCE MINISTER
Finance Minister Nureddin Nebati will hold a meeting to announce 2023 targets and developments in 2022 (0700 GMT).
ERDOGAN PROGRAMME
President Tayyip Erdogan will make a speech at an opening ceremony in Istanbul (0800 GMT). He will then travel to Ankara for a meeting of his ruling AK Party's central executive committee (1230 GMT).
BUDGET DATA
The Treasury will announce the central government budget data for December (0800 GMT).
TREASURY AUCTIONS
The Treasury will tap a 7-year floating rate note maturing on Oct. 3, 2029 and a 10-year fixed coupon bond maturing on Oct.
13. 2032.
CENTRAL BANK
Turkey's central bank cut the required reserves of lira deposits to 0% with maturities longer than three months, from varying percentages between 3% and 8%, the bank said on Sunday.
FOREIGN MINISTER
Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu will hold a joint news conference with Bosnian Foreign Minister Bisera Turkovic (0830 GMT).
SYRIA
Syrian foreign minister Faisal Mekdad said on Saturday that Turkey would have to end its military presence in his country to achieve a full rapprochement.
NATO
Turkey is running out of time to ratify NATO membership bids by Sweden and Finland before it holds elections expected in May, a Turkish presidential spokesman said on Saturday.
F-16S
The Biden administration has told Congress it is preparing the potential $20 billion sale of F-16 fighter jets to Turkey, sources familiar with the matter said on Friday, sparking an immediate objection from a senior U.S. lawmaker who has long opposed the deal.
OPPOSITION PARTIES
Kemal Kilicdaroglu, leader of the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP), will chair a meeting of his party's central executive committee (1300 GMT).
DEFENCE MINISTER
Defence Minister Hulusi Akar will hold talks with his British counterpart Ben Wallace in London.
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(Compiled by Daren Butler)
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