Gold Wars and Ghost Factories: How Currency Battles and Populist Aftershocks Are Reshaping Our World. #253

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• China’s gold rush meets America’s “Reverse Smaug” strategy as the world’s superpowers wage a subtle but significant currency war that could redefine global finance.

• Reform UK’s stunning electoral breakthrough traces the exact geography of Britain’s industrial decline, revealing how seven decades of prioritising finance over factories is fuelling p…