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From the editor-in-chief...

Lawsuit of the week

Good week for:

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Central banks on course for recession

Japan bucks the tightening trend

The big Swiss currency shift

Viewpoint

A new headache for the ECB

■ Rising rates squeeze US house prices

An ugly turn for Revlon • The cosmetics group has fallen into bankruptcy after struggling for years with too much debt and not enough innovation. Nicole García Mérida reports

Euromoney is a tempting target

Asos gets clobbered

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

An American view

IPO watch

France heads for political paralysis • A “stunning setback” for the president in elections leaves France rudderless. Emily Hohler reports

Global trade body awakens from coma

China seeks to expand its might • The Middle Kingdom seems to be making moves to challenge US hegemony in the South Pacific

Who would be the PM’s “ethics adviser”?

News

The way we live now… a dystopian nightmare made real

The summer of discontent • The rail workers are all out and look likely to continue through the summer. Comrades in other unions are joining the strikers. Could the next Labour government be to blame? Simon Wilson reports

A recession will do us good • A period of slimming down is always painful, but it leaves us healthier for the long run

City talk

Testing private equity

I wish I knew what mark-to-market was, but I’m too embarrassed to ask

Guru watch

Best of the financial columnists

Money talks

The origin of British cringe

What if Putin’s winning?

Why utopias are dangerous

The coming pension  crisis

Alex Darwall looks back on form • His European investment trust deserves another look after a difficult spell

Activist watch

Short positions... cashing in on lending out stocks

Lumber takes a another tumble • Wood plays a key role in US housing. Slow growth has hurt prices – but not for long, says David J. Stevenson

A bullish play on lumber – and a bearish bet, too

Governments will sink in a world drowning in debt • Rising interest rates and soaring inflation will leave many governments with unsustainable debts. Get set for a wave of sovereign defaults, says Jonathan Compton

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

The return of annuities • Rising annuity rates offer an improving alternative to income drawdown

Retire later to boost income

News in brief... a nudge to get advice

S4 Capital still has much to prove • Audit delays set the ad agency’s shares tumbling. It needs to show it can turn growth into profits

A more challenging ad market

Investing in line with Buffett’s principles • A professional investor tells us where he’d put his money. This week: Keith...