What can a donut teach us about economics?
Donut Economics is a new school of economics, that hopes to change it forever. The main idea behind donut economics is that we should...
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The First Swiftie: John Maynard Keynes
We all have heard of 'Swiftonomics', the story of how Taylor is keeping the American economy out of a recession by getting Americans to...
Can burger prices predict currency values? (Hint: The law of one price)
If you've not heard of it before, the Big Mac index is an index published by the Economist, and it uses the price of a Big Mac to predict...
Is China going Japan's way?
Among its housing market downturn, and its post-COVID recovery grinding to a halt, China might be heading for a lost decade. The housing...
The Turkish Central Bank Raises Rates for the Fourth Consecutive Time
The Turkish Central Bank raised its policy rate for the fourth consecutive time in this week's meeting, to 30% in a 500 basis point...
China faces the risk of deflation
The country's National Bureau of Statistics announced a fall in July for the first time in more than two years. Because China is in very...
Why The CPI data for April Might be misleading
As I wrote in my last article, the CPI data for April was good news for markets and the Economy alike, however, a closer look might...
April CPI data shows easing inflation
The April CPI data was announced, and the increase in CPI from a year earlier was 4.9%, lower than the expected level of 5%. Easing...
Core Inflation in the Eurozone Falls for the First Time in 10 Months
The Eurozone inflation edged up to 7 percent from 6.9 percent in March. However, this increase is mostly caused by the 13.6 percent...
What to Watch Out For From the Turkish Economy in 2023
2022 has been a challenging year both for Turkey and the Global Economy. Here are my expectations for the Turkish economy in 2023....
Turkey Drops the Retirement Age
Turkish President Erdogan dropped the age retirement age requirement on Wednesday for over 2 million workers. This is another political...
Interest Rates and Their Impact on Inflation
These days interest rates and inflation are hot topics, so I wanted to explain these terms, simplified as always. What is an interest...
US Stocks Extend Losing Streak to Close August 4.2% Lower, BIST up 19,3% in August
Since Jerome Powell stated the Fed would tighten the economy further to combat inflation, even at the cost of driving the US economy into...
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