Dear friends, I frequently give conferences to some European organizations that were established after Louis XIV's "quality production through private companies" campaign and have delivered proper service for centuries since then.

Below is the article I had written on the 19th of December last year in exactly the same words used originally.

There is not much to say about the recently released inflation rates. Along with to the annual CPI of around 62%, restaurant and hotel rates, healthcare and education prices have increased by at least 80%. With the gas companies re-starting to bill citizens for energy spending again, overall household spending rose by more than 11% in November.

When the performance of Turkish lira against the US Dollar is compared to the performance against other developing country currencies it can clearly be seen that a "managed float regime" is applied rather than a floating one.

When EUR to USD exchange rate climbed above 1.10 after a long time, I thought I should take a look at the comments and analyses on the increase. But by the time I finished reading all, the duo fell below 1.10 again. Still, I feel the need to bring my own comment on this movement.

"No one knows what will happen next minute". This statement often comes as a shock to people who strongly believe in determinism, because they were deeply influenced by mathematics taught in high school.

The CBRT’s rate decision and press statement tells us that there will not be another rate hike this year. Because the statement includes a phrase that can be interpreted as "disinflation is about to be completed". In fact, we could say that the Central Bank will probably not increase interest rates unless it is deemed necessary before the elections. However, they don't have a strict policy about that, so anything can happen.

"Don't expect any surprises." That’s what I say to those who ask what decision the CBRT will issue on Thursday. The CBRT's hands are tied and that is why it cannot introduce a drastic hike before the elections. Besides, it fears that a big increase might disrupt the country’s GDP. In the meantime, despite the efforts made to kill public interest in the KKM scheme, Turkish people have not stopped investing in on foreign currency.

As the week starts, let’s take a look at the CBRT’s statements from last week. Undoubtedly, the Central Bank’s statements about the real sector and banking sector were directed at the international institutions, not at the domestic economy.

The other day, I stumbled upon one of Ronald Reagan's old speeches on Instagram. The former US President, which was also a former actor, explained the following facts: “Other than taxes, governments use two main methods to raise money: - Competing with its citizens by operating in the lending and using interest rate as a weapon. - Money printing.”

Every Turkish citizen has been asking this question since August 1958. Because the biggest devaluation in the history of the Republic of Turkey happened on 4 August 1958, when the dollar was 2.9 Turkish liras, and it was officially increased to 9 liras, but sold for 20 on the black market. The price and weight of bread back then can help us have an idea about the magnitude of this devaluation.

Let's not be too quick to judge those who ask this question. Whether it is 1000 liras or 1,000,000 liras, people value their money. However, it is not easy to provide a satisfactory answer to the "What should I do with my money?" question. This article will attempt to offer brief and clear pieces of advice in this regard.

The pain and the suffering in the world continue as we keep up with our daily routines. Yet, the life goes on. Something strange happened about the exchange rates again last night. Last week, TRY to USD exchange rate was 24.04, last night it was 24.14. I don't know who is trying to do what, but it's not nice at all.

The CPI data just released after the CBRT Chair has revised expectations two months before the end of the year seemed a bit interesting to me. The CPI must roughly increase by another 10 points in order for the inflation rate, which has been remaining at 55% since the beginning of the year, to reach 65% by the year-end.