Global Bond Markets Put Governments on Notice Over Fiscal and Inflation Risks
Higher Japanese bond yields could also affect U.S. markets because Japanese investors have traditionally been major buyers of U.S. government debt.
Economy
The G20’s Incomplete Agenda
As the economies in the West recovered after the Global Financial Crisis, their desire for reform in the global system…
How to Trade in a Multipolar World
The U.S. has benefited from the U.S. dollar both directly and indirectly to an incredible extent. In a multipolar world,…
What is the Future of the US Dollar?
The unique role of the U.S. dollar will cease to exist in the foreseeable future. This will not happen anytime…
Istanbul Airport and its Economic Potential
Istanbul Airport has the real potential to generate its own economic/commercial/technological/cultural ecosystem, which will certainly contribute to the Turkish economy…
Time to Invest in Turkey?
The sharp depreciation of the Turkish Lira (TL) has made the value of Turkish assets cheaper, creating profitable investment opportunities…
Turkey Should “Spend” Wisely
One should underscore not more saving or less consumption, but increasing the productivity level of the “consumption composition” when going…
Are the Fault Lines in the Global Economy Starting to Crack Again?
The world is switching from pure globalism to one in which countries will try to protect their own industries as…
Turkey and Africa set to improve trade ties following joint forum & declaration in Istanbul
Turkey and African countries signed a joint declaration “to enhance lasting partnership between parties for development and economic integration” The…
The Codes of Turkey’s New Economic Program
If the NEP is implemented properly, it will not be a surprise for Turkey to regain macroeconomic stability and to…
What’s in Turkey’s new Medium-Term Program?
The announced medium-term program is based on three fundamental pillars: stabilization, discipline, and transformation.
Protectionism, Trade Wars and Trump’s Political Motives
Triggered by various motives, Trump’s protectionist policies against Mexico, Canada, China, the EU, and Turkey, hurts the conventional political economy…
The Waning Reputation of the US Dollar
Using the U.S. dollar as a weapon against other countries in an effort to promote the political interests of the…
Bad journalism against the Turkish economy
The external debt to GDP ratio in the U.K. is an incredible 313 percent. This is only 53 percent in…
The Turkish Lira against the US Dollar
Many in Turkey and around the world got shocked as the Turkish Lira depreciated tremendously against the U.S. dollar in…
Turkey Needs Somewhat Looser Fiscal Policy Now
The public debt level of the Turkish government is in very low levels that means that the government has an…
Fiscally Prudent and Monetarily Strict: Is This What Good Governance Means?
Ironically, this is the same era in which the rhetoric that central banks around the world gained their “independence” has…
The Rise of Asia Against the Weakened Western Alliance
Trump, in his attempt to undermine China’s hegemony in the Asia Pacific, is harming the Western alliance. Due to these…
The Turkish Economy in the Long Run
Between 2002-2017, the average annual economic growth rate has been 5.7 percent, a tremendous performance, which is somewhat higher than…
