The 69th issue of the Weekly Economic Bulletin, prepared by the Economic Research Unit of the Department of Economics at Ibn Haldun University, has been released. This issue covers confidence indices, monetary policy decisions, public debt developments, and global economic indicators.
According to the highlights, in Türkiye, the manufacturing Capacity Utilization Rate remained unchanged at 74.0% in April.
The Consumer Confidence Index increased by 0.5% from 85.0 in March to 85.5 in April.
The Central Bank of the Republic of Türkiye (CBRT) decided to keep the policy rate unchanged at 37% during its April meeting.
Officials from the United States Department of Defense (Pentagon) announced that the proposed $1.5 trillion budget for fiscal year 2027 includes an increase of 44,000 military personnel and $750 billion in spending on weapons systems.
In the Euro Area, the public debt-to-GDP ratio declined to 87.8% in the fourth quarter of 2025, while in the European Union, it fell to 81.7%. Total public debt reached approximately €13.9 trillion in the Euro Area and €15.3 trillion in the EU. Among EU countries, Greece recorded the highest debt ratio at 146.1% of GDP.
In Japan, core inflation came in at 1.8% in March, in line with expectations, while headline inflation was recorded at 1.5%.
On Friday, spot gold traded at around $4,694 per ounce, while gram gold was priced at approximately ₺6,788.
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