Merkel opposes US move to waive vaccine IP, the drive behind the commodity supercycle
FT News Briefing7 Touko 2021

Merkel opposes US move to waive vaccine IP, the drive behind the commodity supercycle

Angela Merkel has expressed opposition to the Biden administration’s proposal to suspend intellectual property rights for Covid-19 vaccines, and Norway’s Telenor has written off its entire $782m investment in Myanmar but will remain in the country. Plus, the FT’s markets editor, Katie Martin, explains what is behind the commodities super cycle and what it could mean for inflation.


Angela Merkel rejects US move to waive patents on vaccines

https://www.ft.com/content/76a05a85-b83c-4e36-b04d-7f44f63e57b0


Telenor writes off $782m Myanmar business following coup

https://www.ft.com/content/ba1f8db9-e2d1-4e45-80be-1f6f6fe1344b


Broad commodities price boom amplifies ‘supercycle’ talk

https://www.ft.com/content/1332da37-bf45-409f-9500-2fdac344d1dd


Why we should all give up meat

https://www.ft.com/content/1293516c-c17a-4a29-b969-55b6e6849b16


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