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Blockchain is making global insurance more efficient
Blockchain technology will swiftly automate many of the processes that are crucial to insurance transactions
InternationalUS backsliding will overshadow Bonn climate talks
The Paris Agreement’s framework for climate governance is running up against an uncooperative US administration
United StatesInvestors rotate into Europe ahead of French run-off
Euro-area GDP rose by 1.7% year-on-year in the first quarter, outpacing 0.7% US growth and fuelling a euro market rally
InternationalChina leads the fast-growing automobile market
Regulation and US-EU-Chinese trade relations will be key to the digitalisation of the automobile market in coming years
InternationalCopper prices will edge higher due to labour disputes
Supply disruptions are boosting prices after a multi-year bear market
InternationalRising political risks fuel financial market anxieties
The dollar and the Trumpflation trade into equities are faltering as heightened political risk fuels volatility
InternationalRenewables are raising global power sector efficiency
Power generation firms are adapting their business models to make use of increasingly competitive renewable technologies
InternationalNuclear weapons’ utility will grow for states globally
Many countries’ policies on nuclear weapons are diverging from the goal of ‘global zero’ backed by disarmament advocates
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