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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...

Tax tangle of the week

Good week for

Bad week for

Le Pen’s tough challenge to Macron

Gold shows its mettle at last

Diamonds start to shine again

Viewpoint

Stagflation is sapping growth

The world’s weakest currencies • Change versus the US dollar since 1 January

Tesco plays it cool • Britain’s biggest supermarket sounds pessimistic about soaring inflation. It’s in a stronger position than it wants to admit. Cris Sholto Heaton reports

JPMorgan prices in recession risk

City talk

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

A Canadian view

IPO watch

Sorry Johnson shows no contrition • The PM has apologised for his Covid parties. Will that mollify MPs – and voters? Stuart Watkins reports

Migrant plan is a costly boondoggle

Xi Jinping’s inflexible empire • From lockdowns to Ukraine, Beijing’s priorities are exposing its shortcomings. Jasper Spires reports

Marcos family poised to return to power

News

The way we live now... British caviar from biochemical soup

The dead hand of the Treasury • The department in charge of long-term growth, of fiscal policy, and of departmental budgets is a single bloated behemoth. It would be better to split the roles. Simon Wilson reports

Soaring debt is a real risk for France • The result of the presidential election matters less than the state of the public finances

Who’s getting what

Nice work if you can get it

Miners offer big payouts • Miners have gone from bust to boom and are now paying out some of the biggest dividends in the FTSE 100

I wish I knew what a poison pill was, but I’m too embarrassed to ask

Guru watch

Best of the financial columnists

Money talks

We’ll survive the apocalypse

The world’s debt dominoes

Adapt to an age of crisis

A Dear John for the NHS

Profiting from pampered pets • Thematic funds have a bad reputation, but they can be useful. This new launch is a good example

Activist watch

Short positions... trust floats dry up

The best markets to buy in Asia • China and Indonesia should do well over the next year, while India and Vietnam have exceptional longterm prospects. From tech giants to banks, there are plenty of cheap stocks, says Rupert Foster

Four top bets on Asia’s growth

Five attractive property stocks • Investors remain wary of Reits, but many offer solid yields with inflation protection, says Max King

A safe stock for an unsafe world • Defence spending is set to soar. That should be good news for this aerospace heavyweight

A behemoth with room to grow

Protecting our pets • Veterinary costs are soaring, but many insurance policies provide a poor level of cover

Pocket money... use your childcare vouchers quickly

Don’t duck the need to raise prices • Many businesses worry about passing on...