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Is it a bubble?

Howard Marks I have lived through several bubbles and read about others. One might think the losses experienced when past bubbles popped would discourage the next one from forming. But…

While resources are being spent on interest, millions are living on borrowed money

Levent Gürses Last week brought striking data and statements. The Treasury and Finance Ministry announced the budget figures for November. In 11 months, 1.9 trillion TL went to interest payments…

Unsupervised: The tech odyssey and the new meaning of “reality”

Hernaldo Turrillo Daniel Doll-Steinberg, the co-founder of EdenBase, and Stuart Leaf present “Unsupervised: Navigating and influencing a world controlled by powerful new technologies”, a rallying cry for business leaders and…

Warren Buffett: As the British would say, I’m “going quiet”

Warren Buffett has told Berkshire Hathaway shareholders that he is “going quiet” as the world’s most famous investor draws a line under a career that has shaped corporate America and…

The historic shift in income inequality was overshadowed by talk of interest rates and the minimum wage

Levent Gürses It was a week of significant developments. The Central Bank drew attention to both the interest rate cut and inflation. The US Federal Reserve also cut interest rates.…

Visa-Free Europe: Dream or Reality?

Can Baydarol During the 39th Congress of the Republican People’s Party (CHP), its leader Özgür Özel made two pledges that were of professional interest to me. I had previously shared…

Contraction in agriculture and industry could accelerate inflation

Osman Şenkul The deterioration in operating conditions in Turkey’s manufacturing sector continued through the end of the third quarter of 2025. With the ongoing slowdown in new orders and production,…

Going for a drive with a genius

Dr Alexander Elder In almost every generation, there is a genius who changes the course of society. Do you recognise the men in these photos? It would be easier to…

Allocating a small portion of the “net errors and omissions” to farmers would reduce food inflation

Osman Şenkul Germany’s largest bank, in terms of both turnover and number of employees, the Frankfurt-based Deutsche Bank, drew attention to the “mysteries” in the “net errors and omissions” category…

“We will be able to foresee financial collapses in a year or two”

Hilal Sarı Making the economy as predictable as the weather… Oxford University professor, complex systems scientist, and former physicist J. Doyne Farmer makes precisely this claim in his book Making…