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Low rates facilitate private equity's global spread
A record 625 new PE firms raised money in the first ten months of 2015
InternationalUS Fed will struggle to raise rates much in 2016
The current rate-hiking cycle will be different to past rounds
United StatesInequality norms will shape global business behaviour
Debates about inequality and social justice are set to become established norms
InternationalExtractives transparency gathers pace in the West
Transparency rules in the extractives sector are increasingly becoming the norm in the West
InternationalSpace wavelengths will be contested globally
Rising demand for data-heavy broadband and mobile services intensifies competition for satellite-delivered bandwidth
InternationalGlobal liquidity risks a heavy slump in EMs
Global liquidity has started drying out since late 2014, when the Fed ceased its asset purchasing programmes
InternationalWestern fears of encryption lack substance
Intelligence agencies' fears that encryption will hinder the prevention of crime and terrorism seem overblown
InternationalVW scandal will benefit global palladium market
Slower growth of the diesel vehicles sector will lift the price of palladium in the longer term
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