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William Keegan

Keir Starmer’s losses summon return of the ‘gnomes of Zurich’

As Rachel Reeves attempts to calm the City, parallels with the 1976 IMF crisis suggest the markets tend to overreact to Labour governments

Sun 10 May 2026

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Amid IMF gloom and denial over the Iran war, the UK asks: why is it always us?

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Amid IMF gloom and denial over the Iran war, the UK asks: why is it always us?
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Opinion: The IMF and World Bank need US leadership – just not from Trump

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Will Hutton: 'This unholy alliance between bond markets and forecasters will ruin us'

Sun 27 Apr 2025

Will Hutton: 'This unholy alliance between bond markets and forecasters will ruin us'

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