... AI-95 is closer to the inflation rate, at 7.2% and 7.6%, respectively. Gusev points out that premium-grade gasoline should be excluded from the inflation calculation by Rosstat, as it is a product for wealthier individuals. These grades could be traded on the exchange, and their market price would form freely. There is steady demand for them. However, Tereshkin believes that Rosstat is unlikely to stop including AI-98 in its calculations for the overall price index. It is important to maintain stability in the rules of calculation; otherwise, Rosstat's data will become unreliable, like a speedometer with a tampered odometer. Translated using ...

... cryptocurrencies (around 40–50% of the total market). Over the past few years, it has gained widespread recognition: BTC is traded on all major exchanges, held by institutional investors, and some countries (for example, El Salvador) have even recognized ... ... a fixed reward per block (around 5 billion coins per year). This means Dogecoin has moderate inflation; however, that hasn't stopped its price from intermittently skyrocketing. The most famous surge occurred in 2021: influenced by social media (particularly ...

... leaders from taking this step. However, the risk is not zero, and the further the conflict escalates, the harder it becomes to stop. If even a single nuclear weapon is employed, the international community would be forced to intervene in the harshest manner—possibly ... ... governments), the countries might agree to return to the negotiation table. Such a process could begin with small steps: restoring trade relations, exchanging prisoners, establishing agreements to prevent incidents on the border (a hotline between the military,...

... risk. If the yield on a bond is lower than the inflation rate, the investor's real return declines—the rise in prices reduces the purchasing power of the coupon payments. A default on a bond is the bankruptcy of the issuer: a situation in which it stops paying coupons to investors or returning the nominal amount. What is Technical Default? Technical default is a temporary delay in payment on a bond, but not a complete refusal to pay. If the issuer fails to make a coupon or nominal payment on time,...