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Next-generation payments transform efficiency, risk and adoption

Momentum is building across digital payment models, but adoption varies widely as infrastructure, regulation and trust continue to shape how quickly systems evolve.





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Outlook for US cities and counties moves negative as inflation exceeds revenue growth

Rising costs for healthcare, labor and capital investment will drive spending higher just as many local governments grapple with a more restrictive revenue environment.

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Chinese companies retain critical minerals processing edge amid tightening export controls

Long lead times and high costs will slow global diversification of processing, sustaining Chinese companies’ pricing power. The extent to which companies benefit will depend on domestic demand

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Structural limitations hold back Latin America’s advantage from abundant critical minerals

Companies seeking to develop critical minerals projects in the region can face regulatory and execution risks, limited processing capacity, and environmental and social hurdles that vary by country.

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China’s trade pivot to Africa offers limited diversification gains for the region

Rising Chinese exports have met African domestic demand without boosting the region’s scope to assemble goods for trade. Africa also faces rising competition from China in key export markets.

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Europe's EV and defence sectors are most vulnerable to further limits on rare earths

A reimposition or widening of China's suspended export controls would hit hardest where rare earths are critical to production, substitutes are scarce and mitigants are weakest.

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