Paul Mcnamara on the Problem With Turkey, and the Attempt To Save the Lira
Near the end of 2021, Turkey's government undertook a bold measure to stabilize the lira after the currency got clobbered throughout much of the year. The basic idea is that the government would pay s...
17 Jan 202238min
Afghanistan’s Former Central Bank Chief on the Dire State of the Country’s Economy
The Afghanistan economy was already in bad shape, with heavy reliance on foreign dollars, prior to the collapse of the government and the takeover by the Taliban. Since the fall, things have gotten ev...
13 Jan 202242min
A Top Antitrust Lawyer on How Increased Competition Could Fight Inflation
When people think about tools to fight inflation, usually things like taxes or monetary policy come to mind. But lately there’s been more discussion about corporate power (particularly concentrated co...
10 Jan 202242min
Why the Price of Coffee Beans Soared in the Last Year
Agricultural commodities have generally surged in price over the last year. One commodity that's gone particularly wild is the coffee bean. Arabica beans — those at the premium end — are up about 100%...
6 Jan 202254min
Understanding Turkey’s Bold Plan To Stabilize the Lira
The Turkish lira was incredibly volatile in 2021. After getting crushed and falling to record levels, it bounced back in the middle of December after the government announced an unconventional plan to...
3 Jan 202245min
Mike Demarais on Design in Crypto and What Web 3.0 Will Look Like
Everyone's talking about Web 3.0 (or Web3), but there's a lot of ambiguity about what exactly it's going to look like or even what it is. Nonetheless, there's a lot of enthusiasm about a crypto-based,...
27 Des 202153min
Jon Turek on the Macro Outlook for 2022
2021 was a historic year for markets and the broader economy. For the first time, seemingly in ages, there was a serious shift in realized inflation and the broader inflation outlook. This has ramific...
23 Des 202148min
Gene Seroka on What’s Happening Now at the Port of LA
There's no single measure we can look at to tell us whether supply chains are improving or not. There are some signs of easing (such as the number of containers sitting at the ports) but other signs a...
20 Des 202139min
