Stockmarkets keep a beady eye on Donald Trump. But he is also “sensitive” to them, says Pete Sweeney on Breakingviews. December’s market wobbles have prompted the president to seek a “quick-and-dirty settlement” in the trade …
“Alternative” investments can be risky, but are worth considering if you want to increase your pension returns. Savers whose retirement funds are invested only in “conventional” assets could be missing out, according to a new …
Huge pension payments to executives could trigger a wave of shareholder protests at some of Britain’s biggest companies this year, amid mounting anger over the generosity of contributions made on behalf of directors. The Investment …
Each week, a professional investor tells us where he’d put his money. This week: Andrew Ness, portfolio manager at Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust. Global stockmarkets began 2019 on a high note, driven by optimism …
MoneyWeek’s comprehensive guide to the best of this week’s share tips from the rest of the UK’s financial pages. Three to buy OnTheMarket The Sunday Times This “upstart rival” to online property groups Rightmove and …
The oil price (as measured by the Brent crude benchmark) has risen by nearly 25% so far in 2019, well in advance of any developed-world stockmarket, as oil producers slash production in a “shock and …
“The once seemingly unstoppable German economy had the slowest growth of any eurozone country except Italy at the end of 2018,” says Jack Ewing in The New York Times. Last year, Europe’s largest economy only …
A professional investor tells us where he’d put his money. This week: William Meadon of the JP Morgan Claverhouse Investment Trust picks three favourites. There is a great deal of uncertainty surrounding the British economy …
Optimism about Brazil has been running high. Latin America’s largest economy has announced free-market reforms under right-wing president Jair Bolsonaro. Brazilian stocks have already risen rapidly in anticipation. They have gained 13% in dollar terms …
MoneyWeek’s comprehensive guide to the best of this week’s share tips from the rest of the UK’s financial pages. Three to buy 4imprint Shares This US-focused business sells branded promotional products, such as mugs, pens …