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...

Bye bye birdie

Is the euro crisis making a comeback?

King dollar faces loss of confidence

Cannabis boom goes up in smoke

A pause in India’s party

The cost of a cup of coffee is climbing • UK coffee prices % change year on year

Viewpoint

Dialling into Direct Line • The insurance group, having rebuffed an approach from a Belgian counterpart, is now being circled by Aviva. Matthew Partridge reports

Intel’s mess years in the making

Now or never for Nissan

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

A German view

IPO watch

Turmoil in South Korea • A shock declaration of martial law was swiftly put down. Emily Hohler reports

A strangely familiar election result in Ireland

Georgia’s deepening crisis

News

Britain on the sick • More and more people are being signed off sick and are living on benefits – and the bill for taxpayers is soaring. The government has promised to tackle the problem. Will it? Stuart Watkins reports

Germany needs radical change • Sadly, it won’t get it. And that’s bad news for the entire eurozone

City talk

A lopsided bet on America • You don’t have to be bearish on US stocks to worry that they are now such a large share of global indices

I wish I knew what a repo was, but I’m too embarrassed to ask

Guru watch • Albert Edwards, global strategist, Societe Generale

Best of the financial columnists

Money talks

The new age of mercantilism

Britain’s dodgy accounts

The absurd life of private chefs

The tech gold rush is over

Find companies splashing the cash on their stock • Share buybacks are gaining popularity in the UK – good news for investors, says Rupert Hargreaves

Buybacks: the basics

Shock therapy for Argentina • Javier Milei may rescue his country from misery, says investment consultant Jeremy McKeown

Where to find value in Europe • European equities are in the bargain basement owing to a stagnant economy, but tread carefully

Activist watch

Short positions... a record exodus at Fundsmith

Reduce remortgage costs • Millions of households will soon have to pay more for their home loans

Find a fixed-rate energy deal

Pocket money... time to ditch Premium Bonds

Avoid the new IHT trap • Money in pension schemes will count towards your estate from April 2027

Consolidate your savings

News in brief... a gift for the grandchildren

Japan’s magnificent medium-sized stocks provide shelter from trade wars • A professional investor tells us where he’d put his money. This week: Nicholas Price, portfolio manager, Fidelity Japan Trust, highlights three favourites

Alex

Trump’s pick for the economy • Hedge-fund manager Scott Bessent is in many ways an odd pick for Donald Trump’s Treasury secretary, but he is seen as the more reasonable and pragmatic of the candidates. Jane Lewis reports

The Jordan Peterson industry is still booming

Five festive markets in Europe • Head to the continent for delicious, local specialities and gift ideas this...