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Renewables will erode gas usage in power and transport
Attracting interest, gas power generation can be much cleaner than oil, but it will always be dirtier than renewables
InternationalProspects for cybersecurity in 2020
Cybersecurity will focus on the US presidential election next year
InternationalProspects for fossil fuels in 2020
Oil markets are likely run a small surplus in early-mid 2020; price support rests on Saudi Arabia keeping OPEC to quotas
InternationalProspects for the emerging economies in 2020
Emerging markets will struggle to achieve a widely forecast rebound as common and idiosyncratic risks are rising
InternationalState disinformation operations will multiply
A few states lead foreign and domestic disinformation campaigns, notably Russia and China, but others are following suit
InternationalUS agribusiness faces pressure far beyond China trade
US farm income is falling, and small and medium-sized farms will face pressure even after a ‘phase one’ US-China deal
InternationalProspects for manufacturing in 2020
The global downturn in manufacturing activity will persist and may deepen, weakening GDP growth prospects worldwide
InternationalUS wealth tax gains may be more marginal than radical
Attracting attention to ways of taxing wealth, two prominent US presidential candidates are proposing a wealth tax
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