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Supply-side strains and energy, transport and job market dislocations will shape economic policies and outcomes in 2022

The pandemic has created new and intense cybersecurity risks for companies and governments

Catastrophe bonds remain a niche area of the bond universe but are attracting attention from yield-seeking investors

US retail sales are far above pre-pandemic levels, helped by restructuring and a spending shift from in-person services

Carbon price policies are becoming more widespread; support is rising for dividends that recycle the revenues to all

Much of the world remains in pandemic mode, although there are reasons for optimism heading into 2022

The COP26 summit has brought widespread disappointment, but did achieve progress on some issues

Investment in clean but remote electricity generation is driving new demand for bulk long-distance power transmission