Look out for these 13 Black Swan events that could impact the economy in 2017

Barclays released a list of 13 Black Swan events to watch for in 2017 that would have an impact on the economy, as reported in Business Insider.

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1. Additional Iranian ballistic missile testing
2. Venezuelan default on debt obligations
3. Water contamination on a large scale due to wastewater disposal
4. Chilean riots over general election that could halt production
5. Continued Russian invasion into Ukraine that would affect iron ore production
6. Major commodity-consuming nation experiences an economic downturn
7. Trade war escalations with China
8. Elon Musk’s Model 3 stays on schedule or battery breakthrough
9. Expanded trade war between the U.S. and Mexico that would make natural gas exports to Mexico uneconomic
10. Incident that would turn Chinese public against nuclear power
11. North Korean tests of nuclear power
12. Chinese drilling in disputed South China Sea waters
13. Terrorism in Turkey

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