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There are 2 main measures of inflation, core and non core. Core CPI excludes food and energy because it is “too volatile”, it is the measure the Federal Reserve supposedly pays the most attention to regarding interest rate policy. However headline CPI is what tends to get the most press because it includes food and energy.

i saw one of those cringe crusader frog meme shirts in public recently, i don't know how you can wear that and not die of embarrassment

As the “second” biggest economy with a robust capital market, yes most likely. Along with diversifying into regional frontier markets, depending on the state actor’s geopolitical goals.

What would be the endgame of this? Is this going to be allowed to be transferred across the Iraq/Turkey border into Syria or is this just posturing? Are Iranian missiles able to reach Israel from within their borders?

Bonds in Islamic countries are called Sukuk, instead of interest they transfer ownership of a real asset that provides income or is temporarily leased with rent payments to the holder of the Sukuk instead. The end result is the same as a bond and they function basically like an asset backed loan. Murabaha is basically just a fee charged for the service of having a purchase made in your name, rather than interest. This seems like Russia is trying to increase their ability to lend and borrow from majority Muslim countries, a precursor to further financial ties in the Middle East most likely.

US credit rating dropped from AAA to AA by 2 of 3 credit rating agencies, meaning US is no longer considered to have the highest credit rating.

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According to OEC, in 2021 (most recent free data) about 34% came from Niger. Though this is only natural u, its possible they also source LEU, in which case it seems to be about 20% (at hs4 depth); assuming they don’t also export some of their own LEU.

Bonds in Islamic countries are called Sukuk, instead of interest they transfer ownership of a real asset that provides income or is temporarily leased with rent payments to the holder of the Sukuk instead. The end result is the same as a bond and they function basically like an asset backed loan.

Ironically one of the greenest fuels is synthetic methane using the Sabatier process. You take CO2 that’s already in the atmosphere and water, add electricity and a catalyst, and you get oxygen and methane. The process does lose energy overall of course. No getting around the laws of physics. But methane is much easier and safer to transport and store than hydrogen for use in places where powerlines aren’t practical or where you need a backup power supply. And it comes with the bonus of higher energy density.

Does this also apply to methanol or are there downsides to methanol synthesis? I know some shipping companies are experimenting with methanol as a green fuel. I’ve also heard ammonia being touted as another alternative green fuel, are you familiar with that at all? These seem like much more realistic alternatives to hydrogen, curious if you had any thoughts.

As far as I’ve seen, I think literally every product they sell is made of synthetics. So on that front, they probably would be worse than average for that reason alone.