How Likely is a Soft Landing?

These days, there are unexpected developments, especially in the US stock markets. The most important of these seem to be ARM and NVIDIA shares. After ARM stock experienced a 100% rise, NVIDIA’s value reached $740 and became more valuable than China’s entire stock market, which particularly pushed the NASDAQ and SP500 indices up. In this …

Bitcoin Surges to $50.000

Bitcoin’s price has surpassed $50,000, driven by increased interest from mainstream investors due to the launch of bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and regulatory changes. Despite a temporary dip after the approval of spot bitcoin ETFs by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the cryptocurrency has seen significant gains. The approval of these ETFs has …

Turkey’s Income Inequality

TURKSTAT’s income distribution statistics have been published. Even assuming the data wasn’t tampered with, I can’t discount the results. The first reason is that it is based on declaration, which means that many unregistered and wealthy people hide their income. Secondly, there is no data on the highest income 1%. But the real reason is …

China’s Energy Danger

The country in the world that has the hardest time accessing energy and has constant problems is the People’s Republic of China. The People’s Republic of China faces significant challenges to the security of its energy resources, creating a vulnerability that exceeds even that of Germany. According to its own data, China’s current supply network, …

Inflation and Risk Premium

As you know, in the economic sector, organizations such as Moody’s and S&P measure the risk premiums of various companies, institutions or countries and present them to investors by grading how safe they are for investment. I recently started coding a program that measures the risk premiums of countries with artificial intelligence. During this process, …

Turkish Economy Since 2000

In 2001, Turkey’s banking sector was in dire straits due to the economic crisis. Banks like Imar Bank and Pamuk Bank were looted by their owners or managers. During those years, Turkey had a fixed exchange rate regime. However, unlike countries like China that could implement a fixed exchange rate, it was not feasible in …

Green Energy Circus in Germany

Germany has 46% of its energy coming from green sources. Friends, believe this as much as the Turkish inflation statistics. The greeners in Germany, like Denmark, intentionally make this estimate incorrect. If green energy suddenly accounts for 50%, the remaining 50% of coal’s carbon is not disclosed. The rationale is ideological and perception management, as …

Unraveling the Unsettling Trends in Texas Housing Market and Beyond

The Austin, TX housing market, once a beacon of growth, is now facing turbulent times, signaling a potential shift in the broader U.S. housing landscape. As of mid-2022, home values have plummeted by 16% from their peak, sounding a cautionary alarm for the rest of the nation’s real estate market. Current State of Austin’s Housing …

Regulatory Dynamics in the Cryptocurrency

The cryptocurrency industry has a significant shift in regulatory enforcement in the past year, with the Department of Justice (DoJ) taking the lead in high-profile criminal prosecutions and the Securities and Exchange (SEC) focusing on defining the status of various tokens as securities. The DoJ’s actions have resulted in high-profile convictions, including that of FTX’s …