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...

Writers’ strike paralyses Hollywood

Chinese stocks’ geopolitical discount

The end of the banking crisis?

Russian stocks are rallying

London market loses an Arm

Viewpoint

The surge in Chinese state-owned enterprises

Game over for Activision • Britain’s Competition and Markets Authority has vetoed Microsoft’s takeover of the videogaming group. Matthew Partridge reports

Will Deutsche’s Numis deal backfire?

Metaverse hampers Meta’s recovery

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

A German view

IPO watch

The two faces of the new King • King Charles III is perfectly placed to bridge the divides in today’s Britain. Emily Hohler reports

Pay deal will not fix broader NHS crisis

Betting on politics

Starmer sets out his stall • Corbynism is out… but what exactly is in? Matthew Partridge reports

US bumps up against debt ceiling again

News

Cronyism corrodes trust in Britain • The country may not be blighted with the corruption that infects poorer nations, but a lack of transparency in government is becoming an issue of real concern. Simon Wilson reports

How to prevent a new banking crisis • Social media has undermined the trust that banks have always relied upon. Radical change is needed

City talk

Investing beyond borders • Regional indices can be better balanced and more diversified than almost any individual market

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

Guru watch

Best of the financial columnists

Money talks

The delights of Swiss politics

Incentives can save the Earth

The planet’s karmic revenge

The workers have no party

Going off-piste with a guide • The MIGO Opportunities Trust invests in other funds dabbling in specialist and often illiquid areas

Activist watch

Short positions... best steer clear of best-buy lists

After the tumble: the top tips in technology • Last year was a dismal one for the tech sector’s equities, owing to dearer money and dwindling confidence following the SVB debacle. Philip Pilkington reviews the past few decades and assesses the outlook

The world’s best market • Japan puts Western economies to shame and offers good value for both equity and bond investors, says Max King

What should we do about greedflation? • Companies’ price hikes have been driving inflation. But the trend is ending now, says Merryn Somerset Webb

Building the hydrogen economy • The gas will play a key part in the transition to renewable energy. Bruce Packard reviews investors’ risky options

The great railway rigmarole • Railcards can save you money on trains – if you can work out which to buy

Gold Cards and Tube discounts

Pocket money... two more tips to cut train costs

Beware simple scams • Attacks on smaller firms are often less sophisticated than you might think

New accounting rules for limited companies

Petty cash... the next PPI scandal

Power your portfolio with the profits of China’s electric-vehicle makers • A professional investor tells us...