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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...

Sugar left sour

Oil spike threatens to revive inflation

Is the US housing market downturn over?

Polish rate cut rattles investors

The US dollar bounces back

Viewpoint

The US is still working from home

China’s bite out of Apple • The tech giant’s iPhones have been dragged into a spat between Washington and Beijing. How damaging will the row prove? Matthew Partridge reports

J.M. Smucker seeks sugar high

NatWest opts for safe pair of hands

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

An American view

IPO watch

Should we worry about China’s spies? • It’s not so much the spying as the everyday subversion that should concern us. Emily Hohler reports

Joe Biden faces impeachment

Signs of the future at the G20 • The West can no longer have everything its own way. Matthew Partridge reports

Putin cosies up to North Korea

Betting on politics

News

Casino councils go to the wall • Birmingham City Council is, in effect, bankrupt – and it’s far from the only one in deep trouble. What went wrong? Simon Wilson reports

Stop splurging on electric vehicles • The government should play a smarter game in the global competition to go green

City talk

The world 10 years apart • The outlook for markets has changed greatly from a decade ago. Investing is set to be much more complicated

I wish I knew what asset allocation was, but I’m too embarrassed to ask

Guru watch

Best of the financial columnists

Money talks

Why is Britain so depressed?

The climate game has changed

Believe the hype about AI

Who wants to shrink the state?

Two ETFs to protect your portfolio • Defence stocks have been strong performers and should continue to do well in an uncertain world

Activist watch

Short positions... a steep premium for Round Hill

Discover the lustre in Latin America • The region is the world’s one-stop shop, boasting the raw materials required for the energy transition and key foodstuffs to cater for growing populations, says James McKeigue. Here’s how to profit

What to buy now

The nuclear energy market is warming up – buy now • After the Fukushima disaster the atomic-energy sector spent years in the doldrums. But the trend is beginning to change, says Michael Taylor of Shifting Shares. He explains how to profit

The real cost of the world’s rubbish • A new book reveals the dirty truth about what we chuck in the bin, says Stuart Watkins. What is to be done?

Weight-loss pills will change the world • Treatments that help fight the flab could have a huge impact on several industries, says Merryn Somerset Webb

Bitcoin’s big boom has yet to begin • Regulators regard the cryptocurrency with suspicion, says Dominic Frisby. But there has been a breakthrough

The keys to early retirement • There are several practical steps pension savers can take to bring forward the end of their career

News in brief... triple lock lifts real earnings

SThree is set to thrive • The recruitment specialist has solid long-term prospects and looks too...