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His Labour government and Brussels have both rued Brexit’s economic and political costs in a more hostile Trumpian world. The prospect of the cautious Starmer being dumped as PM has if anything heightened British expectations that whichever colleague replaces him will hasten the rapprochement. Unfortunately, the country’s leadership crisis may just make things harder.18.05.2026 9:00 My family-and-friends WhatsApp chat tracks the ups and downs of commodity markets. Whether it’s when to switch utility provider or purchase olive oil, I’m everyone’s in-house analyst. Unsurprisingly, the question du jour is whether the US-Iran war will ground European summer holiday flights. 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Central banks are expected to step up gold-buying, helping prices to recover by year-end, according to Goldman Sachs Group Inc.
KKR & Co. has hired Morgan Stanley Investment Management’s Masahiro Shuto as a managing director and head of its Japan capital markets business.
GCL Technology Holdings Ltd., a major Chinese producer of polysilicon, is pivoting into battery materials as the solar sector remains mired in overcapacity and losses.
Japan’s five-year government bond auction Monday saw lower demand than the 12-month average, as elevated oil prices fueled inflation concerns and drove a global bond rout.
Four liquefied natural gas tankers that until recently serviced Oman’s export plant are beginning to load fuel from a US-sanctioned Russian project, the latest sign of Moscow’s efforts to boost shipments and skirt Western restrictions.
China’s thermal power generation grew for a fourth straight month in April even as coal output fell, highlighting the challenges Beijing faces in continuing to buffer its economy from the global energy crisis stemming from the war in Iran.
Merryn Somerset Webb speaks to Pictet Asset Management Chief Strategist Luca Paolini about why markets remain remarkably resilient despite geopolitical turmoil, inflation fears and mounting fiscal risks. Paolini argues that the AI investment boom, strong corporate earnings and persistent US economic strength continue to support markets — but warns that the era of US exceptionalism may be fading, making diversification and lower long-term return expectations essential for investors. (Source: Bloomberg)
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s days appear numbered after Labour’s recent electoral drubbing. Yet the party’s problems go well beyond its choice of leader — and won’t be solved by his departure.
The UK government has said the words “sovereign AI” more times in the past year than probably any other administration in the world. Last month, technology minister Liz Kendall said Britain “must be an AI maker, not just an AI taker.” It’s a nice rhyme, but procurement contracts show a very different reality.
Ever since Keir Starmer became UK prime minister there’s been hope of a reset in relations with the European Union. His Labour government and Brussels have both rued Brexit’s economic and political costs in a more hostile Trumpian world. The prospect of the cautious Starmer being dumped as PM has if anything heightened British expectations that whichever colleague replaces him will hasten the rapprochement. Unfortunately, the country’s leadership crisis may just make things harder.
My family-and-friends WhatsApp chat tracks the ups and downs of commodity markets. Whether it’s when to switch utility provider or purchase olive oil, I’m everyone’s in-house analyst. Unsurprisingly, the question du jour is whether the US-Iran war will ground European summer holiday flights. For now, the answer is no.
A British dealmaking boom has London’s M&A advisers on track for their best year in more than a decade, standing in contrast to investor fears over the country’s latest political crisis.
Absa Group Ltd. is weighing joining a payments platform that facilitates direct settlement in Chinese currency, to take advantage of growing trade with Africa’s biggest trading partner.
Ebola is one of the deadliest diseases on Earth. With a fatality rate as high as 90%, it’s among a handful of illnesses so dangerous that governments consider them threats to national security.
Kylian Mbappé, the captain of France’s national team, set off a storm a month before the World Cup by suggesting that the National Rally party was a threat to France.
The humanitarian relief system, decimated by cuts, faces a grave challenge as the Middle East war causes soaring costs for food, fuel and fertilizer.
Prosecutors in Spokane, Wash., are trying three activists who they say conspired to impede federal officers. Legal experts call it a stretch.
