Annunziata Rees-Mogg
Annunziata was a deputy editor at MoneyWeek, covering financial markets, politics, economics and comment pieces. She then went on to the Daily Telegraph as a lead writer where she wrote a column on young women’s financial issues. She was briefly a member of the European Parliament for the East Midlands region in the UK as part of the Conservative Party. Annunziata continues to write as a freelance journalist.
Latest articles by Annunziata Rees-Mogg
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Emerging markets: wait for a dip
Features Emerging markets were the place to be in 2005. They returned on average 32.5%, which, given that developed markets made investors just over 10%, was pretty impressive stuff. But was it too much too fast?
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Oil traders are right to be nervous
Features We've never subscribed to the view that last year's high oil price was a one off and that this year would see prices falling back to the $40 a barrel level. Instead, we've long been convinced that rising demand and limited supply would keep the price high regardless of political events, but that geopolitical tension might well push it much higher still.
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The UK’s deficit: are we in big trouble?
Features Where the US goes, the UK follows. This is nowhere more true than when it comes to the trade data, where they UK has just recorded its worst deficit since 1989.
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The world's greatest investors make their picks for 2006
Tutorials Earlier this month, Barron’s held the first of its Roundtables for this year. Here we look at what panelists such as Marc Faber, Felix Zulauf and Bill Gross - “some of the world’s smartest investors” - think will happen in 2006...
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Why you can't afford to ignore soft commodities
Features Energy and metals prices hit new highs in 2005, but many agricultural commodities, or 'softs', are still priced “so far below their all-time highs it’s hard to see them falling”, says commodities guru Jim Rogers. So how can you buy into the softs bull?
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The rise of private equity - and how to get a piece of the action
Tutorials Private equity firms snap-up failing businesses, turn them round, then flog them on, making a fortune in the process. Is there a way in for the private investor?
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Six of the year’s best reads
Tutorials Hundreds of business books are published every year. Here we look at six that were actually worth buying and reading in 2005.
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An investment shortcut that really works
Features Being an active investor takes a lot of time and effort, so it’s no surprise that everyone is always looking for a short cut. Usually, they don’t work, and the lazy get their just deserts in the form of losses.
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De La Rue: expect a 30% gain in six to nine months
Features These days, successful investing is about finding firms that are delivering cash, making savings and operating in markets seeing growing demand.
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Move over diamonds, it’s tanzanite’s turn to shine
Features Everyone loves diamonds these days. But could an obscure gem, considered to be 'the most beautiful blue stone discovered in over 2,000 years' be the next big thing in precious stones?
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Patch-up your portfolio with Smith & Nephew
Features Following a profits warning in September, investors weren’t expecting much from Smith & Nephew’s third-quarter results. And they were right not to – there wasn’t much news.
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Booming iPod market is good news for Wolfson
Features Wolfson Microelectronics could benefit from the sale of various in-demand electronic goods this Christmas, including iPods and Sony Playstation Portables.
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Quench your risk with Northumbrian Water
Features The reason for the spectacular volatility in the stockmarket in October was simple, says Clem Chambers, CEO of finance website Advfn.com, in The Business.
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Why retail is in a rut
Features With the housing market beginning to turn down and unemployment on the up, consumers are feeling gloomy, and extended sales aren't tempting them back to the shops - all bad news for British retailers.
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Running dry
Tutorials The world has a bigger problem than the US current-account deficit and the rising price of oil. We appear to be running out of water. how did this happen and what can investors do about it? - at Moneyweek.co.uk - the best of the week's international fin
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IPO market: not as healthy as it looks
Features On the face of it, the initial public offering (IPO) market looks healthy – 659 firms have listed on the LSE in the last two years. But is it really?
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Fund of the week: Picking stocks that can weather the weather
Features Bad weather, hurricanes and earthquakes have made 2005 a turbulent year for the insurance market.
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Google: don't join the mania
Features Can Google (GOOG) do no wrong? It has, as a new book from John Battelle, The Search, points out, redefined the idea of viral marketing, survived the dotcom crash, pulled off the largest and most talked-about initial public offering in the history of Silicon Valley, and even entered our language as an everyday verb (“to google”).
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A stock to steady your nerves
Features Investors looking for defensive stocks in potentially volatile times could do much worse than consider Imperial Tobacco (IMT).
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Are we heading for a winter of discontent?
Features If you’ve been hoping for a white Christmas, you may regret your own good luck. A serious cold snap has been predicted, and its consequences could be dire.
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The best way to sell your house in a buyers' market
Features In the current climate, buyers can afford to be fussier than ever - so if you’re thinking of selling, you need to adhere to the golden rules of closing a sale, says Annunziata Rees-Mogg.
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Patience pays off for Rolls-Royce
Features It looks likely that improved investor sentiment could soon power the aero engine maker onward and upward again...
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The world is not enough
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