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Money only works in a trusted, shared system

Chris Skinner There’s a fundamental truth about money that we often forget: money only works because we all agree to use the same system. Whether it’s Visa, SWIFT or central…

Playing the fool in business and markets

John Elkington The power of the Fool and Jester—even sometimes of the Trickster—was about licensed transgression, a formally sanctioned role that could say the unsayable precisely because it arrived wrapped…

Inflation and interest rate forecasts are being revised upwards due to the impact of the war

Levent Gürses The war in Iran has begun to disrupt the delicate balance of the Turkish economy. In a process that began with fuel price rises, the acceleration of price…

Free fertiliser and diesel for farmers will curb food inflation

Osman Şenkul Turkey has become the “world’s third-highest” in terms of food inflation, having overtaken Argentina last January to rank behind South Sudan and Iran. Even well before reaching this…

Energy facilities are being bombed, and the effects of the protracted war are becoming apparent

Levent Gürses The war launched by the US and Israel—the so-called ‘rogue states’—against Iran has now entered its third week. The effects of this conflict, which has triggered an oil…

The renewable energy revolution is a feat of technology

Rebecca Solnit I know progressives are supposed to be technophobes, but there is one technology we probably love more than anyone else (except the engineers who created it): renewable energy.…

The feared outcome did not materialise

Can Baydarol The concepts of ‘manufactured in the EU’ and ‘manufactured in cooperation with the EU’ have recently been the subject of much debate in our country, particularly in the…

The war is dragging on, global energy, raw materials and food markets are in turmoil, and pessimism is growing

Levent Gürses As the war—which began with US and Israeli attacks on Iran and has gradually spread across the Middle East—enters its second week, it has started to take its…

Five lessons for investing in uncertain times

Morgan Housel & Tim Acker The times we live in will always be uncertain, according to Allan Gray’s Tim Acker and New York Times bestselling author Morgan Housel, speaking on…

What will money look like in 2050 and beyond?

Chris Skinner I wonder what my kids will feel in a financial future of 2050 and beyond. We will probably regale them with stories about using cheques and cash and…