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EducationalHow Is Inflation Measured? The Consumer Price Index and Why Iran's Statistics Center and Central Bank Differ
Learn how the Consumer Price Index (CPI) is built from a basket of goods and services, what separates monthly, year over year and trailing 12 month inflation, and why Iran's Statistics Center and Central Bank sometimes report different numbers.
EducationalThe Neighbors' Markets: How Does Iran Connect to the Persian Gulf, Iraq, the Caucasus and Central Asia?
Four distinct channels link Iran to its neighbors' economies: Iraq as a goods export destination, the UAE as a financial and re-export hub, the Caucasus as a transit and energy corridor, and the east as a barter settlement route. Each channel comes with a dated real number.
EducationalWhat Is a Money Corridor? How Hawala, the Dirham and Tether Move Money
A money corridor is the route value, not necessarily cash, takes from one country to another. This lesson explains how hawala works, why the UAE dirham anchors so many of these routes, and why Tether has become the "digital dollar" on them, along with their real risks, with no advice on whether to use them.
EducationalWhat Are Secondary Sanctions; How Do OFAC and the FATF Work?
How secondary sanctions differ from primary sanctions, how OFAC's SDN List and general licenses work, and how the FATF places countries on its increased-monitoring or call-for-action lists: all as predictable calendar events that shape currency-market expectations.
EducationalWhy Did the Global Ounce Fall While the Coin Got More Expensive?
We break a coin's price into three parts, the global ounce, the domestic dollar, and the premium, and use a real, dated case from July 2026 to show how these parts can move in opposite directions overnight.
EducationalWho Sets OPEC+ Oil Quotas? The Monitoring Committee and Russia's Role
How does OPEC+ actually set each member's oil quota? This lesson covers the two decision layers, the seven voluntary producers and the Joint Ministerial Monitoring Committee (JMMC), Russia's role beside Saudi Arabia, and how that differs from the separate Eurasian Economic Union.