A cheaper greenback would boost US exportersA puzzle is “preoccupying the world’s currency dealing rooms”, says John Authers on Bloomberg. The global economy is beset by tariff wars and political instability, yet we are living …
Your government is the most expensive purchase you makeThe last century has seen government proliferate to unprecedented levels. The state now owns as much of a worker’s labour as a feudal lord, says Dominic Frisby. …
Jeremy Corbyn is still scaring investors, says Kate Palmer in The Sunday Times. “Billions of pounds have been pulled out of UK equity funds” in recent months as “investors panic” over a possible Labour government. …
Mohammad bin Salman: his “sale of the century” was a flop“The sale of the century has ended in farce,” says Ambrose Evans-Pritchard for The Daily Telegraph. The “privatisation” of Saudi Aramco, which pumps about 10% …
Currency movements are another classic area for derivativesCertain alternative asset classes and strategies are tricky for private investors to access. Using derivatives – with caution – is one way to level the playing field. Throughout the …
For more like this, sign up to Money Morning, our free daily email. In the UK this morning, we get the latest reading on house prices from Nationwide. In October, annual house price growth came …
Focusing on cheap stocks, historically a highly successful investment strategy, has been a disappointment over the past ten years. But the tide is starting to turn, says Matthew Partridge. MoneyWeek has long been a big fan …
The ban has hit Uber’s share priceRide-hailing app Uber has been denied a new licence to operate in London. This is excellent news for rivals. Matthew Partridge reports Transport for London (TfL), which regulates traffic …
LVMH has clinched a deal to buy the jewellery group Tiffany & Co for $16.6bn, marking the largest takeover on record in the luxury sector. Not only is it $600m more than LVMH originally offered, …
Beijing regards Taiwan as a renegade provinceTaiwan is bucking the Asian slowdown. The island’s economy grew by 2.9% year-on-year in the third quarter, say Chinmei Sung and Samson Ellis on Bloomberg. That is the fastest …