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Medical advances may shorten COVID-19 duration
The coronavirus that emerged from China is heading towards becoming a pandemic
InternationalFood retailers will innovate to survive and thrive
The food retail sub-sector is adopting new technologies fast to keep and add customers, and maintain and raise margins
International‘Alt-tech’ will diffuse online extremist presence
Extremist groups are experimenting with new types of social media platforms that are immune to being taken down
InternationalCoronavirus adds to longer-term drags on oil demand
The coronavirus will cut oil demand in 2020, accentuating longer trends that point to oil demand peaking in the 2030s
InternationalMore concentration, less dynamism may dampen US growth
Recent research shows that US business concentration reduces dynamism, lending credibility to calls for more competition
International5G will transform remote working, media and transport
The roll-out of 5G is expected to result in productivity gains, though its effect will be uneven across industries
InternationalCoronavirus may cut global growth to 2% in early 2020
The new coronavirus is a nasty surprise for the global economy, but it is not a ‘black swan’ and could peak by March
ChinaPartial UK-US trade deal to join China and USMCA deals
The USMCA and China phase one deals are Trump’s largest successes in trade policy, but the rest of 2020 may be quieter
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