MoneyWeek

MoneyWeek is a weekly magazine that enables you to become a better-informed, smarter investor and enjoy the rewards of managing your money with confidence. Week-in, week-out we'll guide you through the financial world as it changes, alerting you to all the opportunities to profit and dangers to avoid, as they appear. Income strategies, rising-star companies, the best funds and trusts, clever ways to preserve your wealth during market turmoil... you will get the best ideas from the sharpest financial minds and investing professionals in Britain.

From the editor...

Popping the cork on English fizz

Politburo gives China’s shares a boost

Korean stocks continue to disappoint

Uranium will keep glowing

New PM spooks Nikkei

Viewpoint

■ Silver outshines the yellow metal

A pile-up in the car sector • Britain’s Aston Martin and Germany’s Volkswagen are among the key automobile brands that have run into trouble. Matthew Partridge reports

Is Mulberry in the bag for Frasers?

LVMH set to pounce on rival

Japan’s new PM seeks a mandate • The new leader of the country’s ruling party has called a snap election. Emily Hohler reports

Reeves jostles for more elbow room

Middle East edges up to war • Events have taken an ominous turn in the region. Matthew Partridge reports

Populist right wins sensational victory in Austria

Betting on politics

News

The way we live now... Rome’s levy fountain

Is there hope for Lebanon? • The country’s economy has been in dire straits for decades and now it is yet again on the brink of war. Are better times on the horizon? Simon Wilson reports

Nanny will cost us • Authoritarian politicians weigh heavily on the economy, as well as our liberties. Their instincts will make us all poorer

City talk

Oil’s uneasy balancing act • The face-off between Saudi Arabia and US shale producers is the key factor in setting the price of crude

I wish I knew what tail risks were, but I’m too embarrassed to ask

Guru watch

Best of the financial columnists

Money talks

How pro-growth is Labour really?

What if the Fed doesn’t matter?

Why our MPs are duds

How to deal with plastic

A contrarian take on China • Most funds remain wary of the Middle Kingdom amid slowing growth. Have they got it wrong?

Activist watch

Short positions... Abrdn rejigs emerging-market fund

How to prepare your portfolio for the US election • There’s still all to play for in the race between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump for president of the United States. What will victory for either mean for investors? Matthew Partridge reports

The best investments to buy now

Look abroad for fantastic fintechs • One British digital bank hogs the headlines, but there are two top performers in the US, says David C. Stevenson

Crackdown on R&D cash • Will Labour revise state help designed to foster research and development?

The lure of “buy now pay later”

Petty cash... Expect action on evasion

A profit-machine in property • LSL covers every area of the residential real estate market, and should thrive after its shake-up

Profiting from regeneration • This specialist property developer is well-aligned with government policies

Trading techniques… private-equity IPOs

How my tips have fared

Where to find the best British small-cap bargains boosting profitability • A professional investor tells us where he’d put his money. This week: Edward Wielechowski of the Odyssean Investment Trust selects three favourites

Alex

New York’s clownish mayor • Controversy and accusations of corruption have long followed Eric...