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-in-chief...

Europe exits era of low expectations…

…while France remains in the doldrums

Britain’s bargain small caps

A new front in the tariff war

Viewpoint

■ Britain’s gaping trade deficit

Global boom lifts BAE • Britain’s top defence contractor is profiting from the worldwide rush to rearm. But are there clouds on the horizon? Matthew Partridge reports

Gilead seeks balm from blood-cancer drug

Bidding war for Warner escalates

The fallout from the tariffs • The latest legal ruling probably won’t change much. Emily Hohler reports

Mexico breaks with “hugs, not bullets” strategy

China slaps curbs on Japan

News

The scourge of youth unemployment • The jobless rate among Britain’s young is the worst it’s been for more than a decade. Something dramatic seems to have changed in the labour markets. What is it? Simon Wilson reports

Reeves should hand back the cash • The chancellor is cheering a higher-than-expected tax haul. But where has the money come from?

City talk

Crisis hints rattle investors • There are similarities to 2007 in private credit. Investors shouldn’t panic, but they should be alert

I wish I knew what private credit was, but I’m too embarrassed to ask

Guru watch

Best of the financial columnists

Money talks

Billionaires go wild stateside

The evidence so far on AI

Saving the classic car

Policymaking as gardening

The beauty business adopts a new look • The industry is proving resilient in troubled times, helped by its ability to shape new trends, says Maryam Cockar

Profit from the rise of Asia’s Silicon Valley • Its population is less than half that of the UK, but Taiwan has become a technology manufacturing powerhouse, dominating chipmaking. Smart investors should buy in now, says Matthew Partridge

The best investments to buy now

Why you should mix bitcoin with gold • They are both monetary assets and tend to move in opposite directions, says ByteTree’s Charlie Morris

Pass on financial wisdom • Financial education was added to the national curriculum more than a decade ago, but it doesn’t seem to have done much good. It’s time to take back control, says David Prosser

UK small caps are ready to run • Low valuations and better economic news could spur a multi-year bull market

Activist watch

Short positions... Chrysalis set to ditch managers

The market has misjudged Relx • The shares fell on fears that AI was about to eat its lunch, but the firm remains well placed to thrive

Time to prepare for the cost of care • Arranging a place in a home can be far pricier and more complicated than you think

Pocket money... beware the frivolous “finfluencers”

Bet on bright sparks at SSE • The energy provider is going for growth and looks reasonably valued

Betting on politics... securing the Senedd

How my tips have fared

The companies poised to profit as India continues to fire on all cylinders • A professional investor tells us where he’d put his money. This week: Gaurav Narain, principal adviser, India Capital Growth Fund, highlights three...