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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...

The lucre in filth

Has the Fed really conquered inflation?

Red metal will regain its shine

Raw materials traders go east

Is the technology rout over?

Viewpoint

■ Yellow metal heads back to all-time highs

Running to stand still • Sportswear giant Adidas is struggling to offset the impact of a boycott by Chinese consumers and the Kanye West scandal. Matthew Partridge reports

Energy trading boosts Big Oil

What will Buffett do with his billions?

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

A German view

IPO watch

Tories take a drubbing at the polls • Rishi Sunak’s restoration of political sanity will not be enough to save the party. Emily Hohler reports

Anti-protest bill leads to wrongful arrests

Will Turkey topple Erdogan? • The president faces his biggest challenge yet. Matthew Partridge reports

Pakistan is “close to the edge” of chaos

Betting on politics

News

A shameful miscarriage of justice • Thousands of innocent workers at the Post Office were wrongly accused and charged with theft between 2000 and 2013. Insults continue to be added to the grave injuries. Simon Wilson reports

Learning to love the chatbots • Resistance is futile – AI is coming. See it as an opportunity, not a threat

City talk

An inconsistent economy • You can spin any story you like about this economy – and maybe that’s our best sign of what we can expect

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

Guru watch

Best of the financial columnists

Money talks

Britain’s decline won’t be halted

Brace yourself for deflation

The King must build his legacy

The despotism of progress

Invest in the DNA of global capitalism • Commercial insurance makes the world go round – and Lloyd’s of London sits at the core of the global market, which is embarking on an upswing, says Rupert Hargreaves. Investors should hop aboard now

Modern insurance began with pricing risk over coffee

The pound in your pocket is shrinking • Our money has been debased for decades. The blame lies with the advent of fiat money, says Dominic Frisby

Drill for profits beyond Big Oil • The market’s smaller explorers are risky but could prove highly lucrative, says Michael Taylor of Shifting Shares

AI’s unimpressive returns • Billions of dollars are flowing into this sector, but the boom isn’t translating into big profits

Activist watch

Short positions... the funds that beat Berkshire

A bank heist on your phone • Security flaws in some mobile-banking apps are being exploited by crooks

Cracking down on cold calls

Pocket money... Skipton’s no-deposit deal for renters

Save savings from scams • Pension fraud remains rampant. Here are the main ploys to look out for

New workplace pension plans

News in brief... check your state pension

Britain is in the bargain basement: buy small- and mid-caps for the bounce • A professional investor tells us where he’d put his money. This week: Richard Penny, manager of the TM CRUX UK Special Situations Fund,...