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...

The grate cheese robbery

The Trump trade is back

Trillions of dollars are coming home to Japan

Sleepwalking into a gas crisis

Viewpoint

Has private equity had its day?

■ Why America’s inflation is hotter than Europe’s

A boost for Britain’s banks • HSBC’s reorganisation has left questions unanswered, but otherwise the sector is in robust health. Matthew Partridge reports

Tesla sells more cars – and hype

McDonald’s serves up E. coli

MoneyWeek’s comprehensive guide to this week’s share tips

A German view

IPO watch

A drubbing at the polls • Japan’s ruling party has been chastened by voters. Emily Hohler reports

Iran takes the off-ramp from war

A win for Putin in Georgia

News

The way we live now... when influencer couples unfollow each other

The demise of the nightclub • Berlin is so well-known for its club scene that its cultural significance is recognised by Unesco. But in common with nightlife everywhere, it is now an endangered species. Why? Simon Wilson reports

The limits of tax and spend • Governments run out of other people’s money sooner or later, as France is discovering. Britain is about to learn the same lesson

City talk

Priced for perfection • Tight credit spreads mean that corporate bonds still don’t offer much reward for extra risk

I wish I knew what credit ratings were, but I’m too embarrassed to ask

Guru watch

Best of the financial columnists

Money talks

Economists read a bit of history

Blair was right on ID cards

How to deal with anxiety

Open borders are a boon

America’s enduring advantage • The S&P 500 looks expensive by global standards, but the US has far more exceptional companies

Activist watch

Short positions... Invesco Asia takes over larger rival

How to become a successful investor • Don’t panic, stay in the market for the long term and don’t pay too much attention to analysts, says Max King

Will platinum and palladium rise? • Both have lagged gold and silver recently, but the outlook is improving, says David J. Stevenson

Isn’t it beyond time that we privatised money? • There’s no central-planning board to determine the price of food or shoes, and economists frown on the very idea. So why do we need one to set the price of credit? Stuart Watkins reports

New sources of finance • Banks have reduced lending to small companies, but there are alternatives

Late payments prompt closures

Petty cash... the best card machines

Lock in an 11% yield • This best-in-class company is undervalued

A tasty UK food supplier • Hilton is a keenly priced opportunity in an unglamorous sector

Betting on politics... the key Senate races

How my tips have fared

The leading gold and precious metal miners with strong green credentials • A professional investor tells us where he’d put his money. This week: Tom Bailey, head of ETF research and content at HANetf, highlights three stocks

Alex

A straight shot at the limelight • After years of living in his father’s shadow,...