SPK Sanctions Pusula Portföy Crisis: Trading Ban for 38 People
The Capital Markets Board (SPK), in its weekly bulletin dated 16 September 2026 and numbered 2026/59, announced sanctions over the BIST 100 sell-off triggered by the default at Pusula Portföy's funds. Following investigations into trading in Katılımevim Tasarruf Finansman (KTLEV), Gündoğdu Gıda (GUNDG) and Destek Finans Faktoring (DSTKF) shares, it was decided that criminal complaints would be filed against a total of 38 people, and that these people together with Pusula Portföy Yönetimi would be banned from trading on the exchange and other organized markets for 2 years; of the 38 people subject to the ban, the 10 who held licenses also had all their licenses revoked for the duration of the ban.
Oil Falls as Saudi Arabia Boosts Exports via Oman
Crude oil prices posted their second day of declines on Thursday, following Wednesday, as Saudi Arabia began exporting crude via Oman while repairs continued on its damaged East-West Oil Pipeline: WTI fell about 0.2% to $102.14, while Brent dropped to $105.81. Saudi Aramco was reported to be aiming to bring roughly half of the damaged pipeline's capacity back online within days, with full capacity restored in around six weeks.
Gold Holds Losses After Fed's Hawkish Rate Hike
Gold traded around $4,296 an ounce on Thursday morning, holding the previous day's losses, under pressure from the dollar and US Treasury yields, both strengthened by the Fed's hawkish 25-basis-point rate hike on Wednesday.
Wall Street Futures Rebound After Post-Fed Decline
On Wall Street, following the Fed's rate hike decision on Wednesday, the Dow Jones index closed down 631.21 points (1.21%) at 51,461.90, the S&P 500 index fell 0.45% to 7,551.81, while the Nasdaq Composite index dropped 0.01% to 25,978.42 points. Thursday morning futures signaled a rebound: Dow Jones futures rose 331 points (0.64%), S&P 500 futures gained 0.61%, while Nasdaq 100 futures added 0.71%.
Ekonomik Takvim | 14-20 September 2026
🇬🇧 17 September 2026, 14.00 (TSİ)
Bank of England (BoE) Interest Rate Decision
UK CPI inflation rose to 3.1% in August; the Monetary Policy Committee's decision, to be announced at 12.00 UK time (14.00 TSİ), is expected to keep the rate steady at 3.75%, though pressure within the committee to hike has grown.
🇺🇸 17 September 2026, 15.30 (TSİ)
US Weekly Jobless Claims
Following the Fed's rate decision, weekly claims data will be released at 15.30 TSİ to gauge the labor market's trajectory; claims came in at 206,000 the previous week.
🇯🇵 18 September 2026 (TSİ afternoon)
Bank of Japan (BoJ) Interest Rate Decision
In the decision to be announced after the two-day meeting, all 52 BoJ watchers surveyed by Bloomberg expect a rate hike.
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