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Race for key minerals will affect economic prospects

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INTERNATIONAL

Critical minerals supply will be key to all economies’ prospects ahead just as fossil fuel trade balances have been

Widening global imbalances raise geopolitical risks

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INT

The German and US external balances have worsened while China, Russia and Saudi Arabia’s surpluses have improved

US auto autarky ambition could cut world trade and GDP

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INT

The EU taxes US cars at 10%, firing an auto surplus; the US taxes EU cars at 2.5%, firing a deficit and troubling Trump

EU will long remain Turkey's main export market

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TURKEY

Although trade with the Middle East has been more dynamic lately, exports to the EU are Turkey's mainstay

COVID-19 dips demand in Turkey's key European market

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TURKEY

COVID-19-related sag in demand in Europe depresses exports in mid-2020 as government policy fuels import surge

Services trade is crucial to emerging growth prospects

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INT

Services trade receives far less focus than goods trade but exports of services outpaced goods shipments from 2000-16

Sri Lanka’s economic reality needs balanced diplomacy

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SRI LANKA

Sri Lanka is central to China’s plans to develop its maritime trade and military infrastructure in the Indian Ocean

Near- and friend-shoring markedly alter trade flows

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INT

The United States, Europe and Japan are trading more together and less with China, which is trading more with Russia

Weak lira has nearly closed Turkey’s trade gap

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TURKEY

The August lira collapse has cut the foreign trade and current account deficits, but the effect may be only temporary

Balance sheet wars will fire up among central banks

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INTERNATIONAL

A look at the likely divergence of monetary policies around the world