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From the executive editor...
Inflation squeeze of the week
An era of high inflation has arrived
Eurozone heads for paralysis
Taiwan props up its stockmarket
The junk-bond bubble bursts
Viewpoint
■ The era of globalisation is not over
Alibaba: hacked off • The Chinese tech giant is at the centre of a huge data-breach scandal – and the clampdown on the sector could now intensify. Matthew Partridge reports
Aston Martin fuelled by Saudi cash
GSK spin-off Haleon is heavy with debt
MoneyWeek’s comprehensive guide to this week’s share tips
A German view
IPO watch
Short-changed in Saudi Arabia • Joe Biden had little to show for cosying up to the country he called a pariah. Jasper Spires reports
China’s youth unemployment crisis
And then there were two • The Tory leadership contest is in its final phase. Matthew Partridge reports
The silent disaster of heatwaves
Betting on politics
News
Aviation sector in new nosedive • Airlines and airports seem woefully unprepared for the rebound in demand for flights after the pandemic. Why? And when will the outlook improve? Simon Wilson reports
The lesson from the Uber scandal • Lobbying politicians will always backfire. Tech firms should openly stand up for free markets
City talk
Don’t get too comfortable • Stocks have a good way further to fall, if this measure of how comfy investors feel is anything to go by
I wish I knew what a p/e ratio was, but I’m too embarrassed to ask
Guru watch
Best of the financial columnists
Money talks
Chile’s crackpot constitution
Battling investment bullsh*t
The Chinese enemy within
Does money buy happiness?
A reliable source of inflation-linked income • Real estate investment trusts (Reits) offer investors access to a wide range of commercial and residential property assets. Rupert Hargreaves explains why we rate them so highly
A terrible six months for investment trusts • The first half has not been kind to closed-end funds owing to their skew towards growth stocks and the global downturn, says Max King. But they will recover
A double discount in Korea • The Weiss Korea Opportunity Fund offers a way to buy leading companies at a 50% discount
Activist watch
Short positions... Ruffer gets ready
A temporary setback for Argentex • This currency-exchange specialist has missed expectations, but growth should resume next year
Tripped up by ambitious forecasts
How to outrun rising rates • Mortgage payments are rising, but there are ways to mitigate the impact
Protect your savings pot
Pocket money... don’t rush to cash in your pension
Protecting your pension • How to shield your retirement fund from market turmoil
Inflation to hit big schemes
News round-up
Be ready for the post-pandemic travel boom • A professional investor tells us where he’d put...