Meghnad Desai and David Marsh

Britain's opposition Labour Party leader Keir Starmer speaking at an event in Deal, England, on tackling small boat crossings, May 10, 2024. The upcoming general election is Starmer's to lose.

Big win for Labour and deal on Europe could produce UK rebound

Starmer, with room for cautious radicalism, can manage left-wing expectations

The fortunes of gold as a solid and respected basis for money has gone through a series of evolutions over the last 300 years.
PERSPECTIVE

Quantitative easing revives gold’s reserve asset status

Once reawakened, central bank interest will not be quickly laid to rest