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From the editor-in-chief..

Marketing misfire of the week

Good week for

Bad week for:

US bonds sound a recession warning

Moscow reopens its “Potemkin market”

The yen loses its safe status

Viewpoint

Markets warm to Brazil again “

Fertiliser prices hit a record

National Grid finds a buyer • Australian bank Macquarie is to acquire a chunk of the UK’s gas network. Does the deal make sense for either party? Matthew Partridge reports

Barclays will ride out the storm

City talk

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

An American view

IPO watch

China plays the long game • It is nervous about angering the West for now, yet works towards a new order. Emily Hohler reports

Sunak baulks at cost of Britain’s energy plans

China is back in lockdown • That will hurt business and cause global fallout. Matthew Partridge reports

US regulator moves to clamp down on climate

Betting on politics

News

The way we live now... • the booming business of returns

Globalisation in retreat • Global trade has been in decline for some time, but Russia’s invasion of Ukraine marks a big turning point, say some commentators. What will that mean for investors? Simon Wilson reports

Give Chelsea to the fans • The sale of the football club was an opportunity to try something new and radical

Who’s getting what

Nice work if you can get it

A costly paperwork error • Barclays has just revealed that it’ll have to shell out nearly half a billion for a failure to fill in the right forms

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

Guru watch

Best of the financial columnists

Money talks

How wheat corrupted us

Inflation is not the biggest problem

The danger in doomscrolling

A path out of divisive  politics

Time for biotech to boom again • These three healthcare trusts are a good way to invest in a sector that should turn around soon

Activist watch

Short positions... Mark Barnett’s second shot

Why polluters are back in business • Investors have been keen to show their green credentials by shunning carbon-intensive industries. The cost of that virtue signalling is now becoming apparent, says Frédéric Guirinec

Eight bets on supply shortages

Where to make money in shipping • Container rates have soared, but tankers and bulk carriers are poised for recovery, says David J. Stevenson

Two stocks to buy

The month of change • The new financial year won’t bring any relief to those feeling the cost of living squeeze – in fact, it’ll probably just make it worse

Pocket money... beware of restrictive savings accounts

Mitigating the NI hike • If available, salary sacrifice could help decrease your taxable income

A hole in your pension plans

News in brief... the triple lock...