Can’t take a hike: more economic turmoil in Turkey

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<p>President Recep Tayyip Erdogan just does not like interest-rate rises. So he has again <a href="https://www.economist.com/europe/2021/03/22/turkey-faces-a-currency-crisis-after-erdogan-sacks-his-central-banker?utm_campaign=the-intelligence&utm_medium=podcast&utm_source=third-party-host&utm_content=show-notes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">sacked</a> a central-bank governor given to imposing them—again, to his own peril. America’s love of free markets extends also to the business of sperm donation; our correspondent discusses the <a href="https://www.economist.com/united-states/2021/03/03/americas-love-of-free-markets-extends-to-its-fertility-clinics?utm_campaign=the-intelligence&utm_medium=podcast&utm_source=third-party-host&utm_content=show-notes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">risks</a> that come with so little regulation. And the opera <a href="https://www.economist.com/prospero/2021/03/16/missy-mazzolis-operas-defy-pigeonholing?utm_campaign=the-intelligence&utm_medium=podcast&utm_source=third-party-host&utm_content=show-notes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">composer</a> who is shaking up stereotypes.</p><p>For full access to print, digital and audio editions of <em>The Economist</em>, subscribe here <a href="http://www.economist.com/intelligenceoffer" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.economist.com/intelligenceoffer</a></p> <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>