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De-equitisation will boost share prices but hit capex
Stock markets are shrinking, and ‘de-equitisation’ is most prominently underway in the United States and United Kingdom
InternationalFacebook will pitch Australian news law move as a win
Facebook has decided to reverse its decision last week to ban Australian news content on its main platform
InternationalThe economy is more COVID-resilient, but still fragile
Surveys show that US, European and Japanese industry is growing firmly; even services are more resilient than mid-2020
InternationalThe G7 is edging closer to a new round of SDRs
If G7 and G20 talks on a new round of IMF SDRs prove fruitful, it will help lower-income states through the COVID crisis
InternationalAustralian dispute exposes big tech's power and fears
Australia's proposed media law poses risks to the business models of tech giants such as Facebook and Google globally
InternationalShots reducing COVID spread will speed up pandemic end
Early data suggest that AstraZeneca and Pfizer vaccines not only protect against death, but also reduce transmission
InternationalEfficacy disputes reduce AstraZeneca take-up in Europe
People in Germany and France are reluctant to take the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine after political fighting over the shot
InternationalPolitics will split international cooperation in space
Russia will cooperate with China on lunar exploration rather than with the West, as it has in civil spaceflight so far
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