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The new gold rush: why the precious metal has lost none of its allure
There’s a secrecy to the specifics of our planned rendezvous, when I meet a sharp-suited Egon von Greyerz in Zurich airport’s arrivals hall. Hands shaken, he guides us out of a side entrance towards a car park in a quiet corner of the sprawling complex. Roughly 30,000 people work in …
Trump versus the bond market: president-elect’s campaign rhetoric puts investors on edge
Donald Trump’s return to the White House on Monday has the world economy on tenterhooks. Could the 47th US president govern broadly as he did last time, when his most extreme threats were ultimately softened? Or is this time different?
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UK economy could be especially at …
‘We are resting on our laurels’: Scotland faces significant challenge to protect its environment
Scotland faces a significant challenge to meet its pledges on protecting nature without more funding and a shift in attitudes, a senior conservation figure has warned.
Francesca Osowska, the outgoing chief executive of the agency NatureScot, said greater urgency and action was needed to meet a promise to restore 30% …
First Brexit, now Trump and Musk: ignorance is back with a vengeance | William Keegan
‘Never underestimate the power of ignorance.” I came across this thought while looking for something to watch late at night after the television news on the horrors in Gaza, Ukraine, Sudan and the Los Angeles fires.
The quote comes from an old episode of my friend Paul Whitehouse’s
The …
In 1970, 10 years on from the last National Service callup, long hair and less discipline were the order of the day. Cold War tension continued but, on the home front, three in five adults favoured the return of National Service. The last callup was remembered as having straightened out …
‘Creative use of punishment’: Covid-style lockdowns proposed for criminals in England and Wales
Rollercoaster week for the chancellor ends in relief … and a lesson learned that fortunes can change very fast
Germany is gripped by election fever … but Trump is pulling the strings
Ukraine war briefing: Moscow reports gains in Donetsk in westward advance
Russian forces took control of two more settlements in eastern Ukraine’s Donetsk region
, Moscow said on Saturday, the latest in a series of gains it has reported in its steady advance westward. Russia’s defence ministry said its forces were now in control of Petropavlivka, a village between the …
Chrystia Freeland’s campaign to lead Canada starts with humblebrag: ‘Trump doesn’t like me’
Chrystia Freeland, Canada’s former deputy prime minister, kicked off
by boasting: “Donald Trump doesn’t like me very much” ina campaign video
that quickly went viral. of the North American Free Trade …