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The 2020s: A decade of uncertainty

With the impact of wars, geopolitics and climate change, the unknowns have multiplied.

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A supporter of Republican presidential candidate and former US President Donald Trump waves a flag during a gathering in Palm Harbor, Florida, on March 10.

A supporter of Republican presidential candidate and former US President Donald Trump waves a flag during a gathering in Palm Harbor, Florida, on March 10.

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What consequences would follow from Donald Trump winning the US presidency in November? How will the two hot wars, in Ukraine and the Middle East, play out? When will the US Federal Reserve start cutting interest rates? What new climate-related disasters will befall the world in the rest of 2024?

One could think of many questions like these. What they all have in common is that the answers are uncertain.

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