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WHAT'S NEXT?: Donald Trump's surprise win in the Presidential election mean the world and America can expect prolonged uncertainty as new domestic policies are put in place, different international relationships formed and attitudes change towards current friends and rivals.

[New] In 2021, we expect Chinese liquidity to contribute one quarter of the increase in global liquidity; the US to provide over one-third of new cash and emerging markets excluding China to jump to a significant 11% share from barely 4%.
[New] The first BrightDrop EV600 vehicles will be delivered to customers including FedEx Express by the end of 2021, with orders opening to additional customers in Canada and the United States in early 2022.
[New] Major commitments to electrification among cities, states and regions will drive growth in electric fleets in the U.S. over the next decade and beyond.
[New] After substantial retirements of coal-fired electric generating capacity over the past five years, totaling 48 GW, coal retirements will slow in 2021; 2.7 GW of coal-fired capacity is scheduled to retire, which accounts for 1% of the U.S. coal fleet.
[New] The United Nations calculated last year that to stay within the 1.5 degrees limit, emissions would need to fall by 7.6% each year from 2020 to 2030.
[New] Project developers and plant owners expect utility-scale solar to set a new record by adding 15.4 GW of capacity to the U.S. grid in 2021.
[New] In November UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Yemen was in imminent danger of the worst famine the world has seen for decades, warning against any unilateral moves as the United States threatened to blacklist the Houthis.
[New] The European Union's share of world GDP could fall below 10% by 2050 as the US and European countries steadily lose ground to the rising dominance of China and India.
[New] Zenith predicts U.S. ad revenue to an even weaker 3.2% to $236.7 billion, again based on the growth of digital at 9.6%, which Zenith predicts will comprise 57.6% of all ad revenue.
[New] The State Department is voiding longstanding restrictions on how US diplomats and others have contact with their counterparts in Taiwan, another move that is expected to upset China as the Trump administration winds to an end.
[New] Around 13.8 million people above 65 years old in the United States are projected to have Alzheimer's disease by 2050.
[New] There will be substantial use of green hydrogen over the next five to ten years, especially in Europe and Japan.
[New] Global growth will be aided by a recovery in 2021 to GDP growth of 3.5% in the United States and an even bigger 7.9% rebound in China, the world's two biggest economies.
[New] An economic recovery is expected to take several years, and in 2020, more than 11,000 stores closed in the US, an all-time record that could be broken again in the coming year, according to some analyses, which have suggested that as many as 100,000 stores could close by 2025.
[New] Karrot will increase the number of employees to 300 in 2021 from 100 in 2021 as it seeks to become the first Korean app that's successful in both the U.S. and western Europe.
[New] The Atlanta Fed's GDPNow tracker sees the U.S. economy accelerating 8.5% for the final three months of the year, though economists expect the first quarter in 2021 to show either little or no growth.
[New] Rapidly declining solar, wind, and storage prices make it entirely feasible for the U.S. to meet 90% of its power needs from zero-emission energy sources by 2035 with zero increases in customer costs from today's levels.
[New] After three years of savings, top U.S. banks could face an increased tax bill of as much as $11 billion a year if President-elect Joe Biden moves forward with corporate rate hikes he campaigned on.
[New] Gold prices could climb to a new record of $US2,100 an ounce in 2021 because of continuing government handouts and low interest rates, which have both weakened the US dollar.
[New] Asian shares rose to record highs on Friday, with Japan's Nikkei hitting a three-decade peak as investors looked beyond rising coronavirus cases and political unrest in the United States to focus on hopes for an economic recovery later in the year.

Last updated: 13 January 2021

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