Turkey - Factors To Watch on August 14
ANKARA, Aug 14 (Reuters) - Here are news, reports and events that may affect Turkish financial markets on Monday.
The lira stood at 3.5285 against the U.S. dollar at 0540 GMT, compared to 3.5370 at Friday's close.
The yield on the benchmark 10-year bond was at 10.82 percent in spot trade on Friday.
The main BIST 100 share index declined 0.78 percent to 106,963.10 on Friday.
GLOBAL MARKETS
Asian stocks bounced on Monday after three losing sessions, tracking a firmer Wall Street, while the dollar was weighed down by tensions on the Korean peninsula and weak U.S. inflation data which dampened prospects of another Federal Reserve interest rate hike later this year.
RELATIONS WITH GERMANY
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday that tension with Europe was due to European domestic politics and relations with Berlin would improve after Germany's parliamentary election in September.
ERDOGAN
President Erdogan will chair a meeting of his ruling AK Party's executive committee (1100 GMT), and later attend the 16th anniversary ceremony of the party's establishment (1500 GMT).
PM Yildirim
Prime Minister Binali Yildirim will attend the AK Party's executive committee meeting (1100 GMT), and later the party's anniversary ceremony (1500 GMT).
CUSTOMS MINISTER
Customs and Trade Minister Bulent Tufenkci will hold a news conference (0730 GMT), and later meet with Sri Lanka's Trade Minister Sujeewa Senasinghe (1330 GMT).
CENTRAL BANK
Turkey's central bank will release its latest survey of business leaders' and economists' expectations for the economy (1130 GMT).
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Istanbul National-100 stock index, interbank lira trading, lira bond trading (Reporting by Tuvan Gumrukcu)
