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Public-private cybersecurity ties will intensify
Governments have no choice but to hire private cybersecurity firms, even though such links are risky for both sides
InternationalProspects for fossil fuels to end-2018
OPEC members and Russia have agreed to aim to raise oil output by 1 million barrels per day
InternationalFuel self-sufficiency will transform US foreign policy
The fundamental improvement in oil fracking techniques sets US output firmly on track to be the global ‘swing producer’
InternationalWestern corporates may trade growth for certainty
Risk aversion is rising among global multinationals together with concerns about geopolitical stability
InternationalAsteroid mining becomes a serious proposition
Governments and firms are seriously examining the potential for a space economy based on resources from asteroids
InternationalUS tariffs will test trade alliances and architecture
China is retaliating in kind to the United States imposing 25% tariffs on 818 Chinese products from July 6
InternationalThe ECB will set the speed of global credit tightening
The ECB will end its asset purchases this year but keep rates ultra-low to at least summer 2019
InternationalSwiss sovereign money vote points up bank reform
A clear majority voted against a sovereign money initiative in a referendum, but pressure for bank reform persists
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