Latest articles by Brian Durrant
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The Truth About Inflation
Features The Truth About Inflation - at www.moneyweek.com - the best of the international financial media
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Why The Gleneagles Summit is a Waste of Time and Money
Features Why The Gleneagles Summit is a Waste of Time and Money - at www.moneyweek.com - the best of the international financial media
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Carry On Regardless
Features EU's struggles – at Moneyweek.co.uk - the best of the week's international financial media.
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The secret behind the Irish economic miracle
Features Ireland's economic miracle – at Moneyweek.co.uk - the best of the week's international financial media.
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What do terrorist plots mean for markets?
Features As last month's terror scare has shown, markets have come to regard such events as buying opportunities, rather than a reason to panic. Why do markets stay so calm when politicians and the media are stoking the flames of fear?
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Is the euro set to collapse?
Features The euro is set to face a 'dramatic test' within the next ten years. As more and more countries with questionable economic stability join the eurozone, will the currency survive?
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How to profit from bankruptcy
Features The latest insolvency statistics show that more people in the UK are going bankrupt than ever before - and the trend is only likely to get worse. But while bankruptcy is bad news for most people, there's profits to be made in dealing with the fall-out. We uncover three companies set to benefit from the boom in going broke...
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Buy Gold To Cash In On Unstable Euro
Features Gold has always been a safe haven asset in times uncertainty. So with the euro under threat, there is more reason than ever for investors to hold gold in their portfolios
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Why soaring gold means rising interest rates
Features US bond yields are up, global economic growth remains strong and the gold price is at record highs. It all points to one thing - inflation is about to take off.
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Is this the start of a crash - or a great buying opportunity?
Features Stock markets across the world have plunged in recent weeks, led by commodities. Investors have been thrown into a panic by Federal Reserve chief Ben Bernanke's comments on US inflation. But are the falls justified, asks Brian Durrant in the Fleet Street Letter - or is this a great buying opportunity?
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What are the markets really afraid of?
Features The recent surge in stock market volatility has been blamed on fear of inflation, says Brian Durrant in the Fleet Street Letter. But markets aren't actually behaving as if inflation is a threat. In fact, investors appear to be more afraid of an economic slowdown, brought on by the Federal Reserve raising interest rates too far. And he believes that could present a buying opportunity...
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Why UK interest rates will rise
Features Bankruptcy levels are at record highs and low income families are having difficulty making ends meet. And yet the Bank of England's next move is likely to be a hike in interest rates, rather than a cut, says Brian Durrant of the Fleet Street Letter. Why?
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How public spending is damaging the UK
Features The British public has a long tradition of appreciating privacy and respecting individuality. But this tradition is being destroyed steadily by New Labour, says Brian Durrant in the Fleet Street Letter. It's in the Government's interest to make the majority of voters dependent on the state - and this has already been achieved.
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Why Blair is leaving a toxic legacy for Brown
Features Tony Blair's decision to give away £7bn of the UK's EU rebate could have been avoided, says Brian Durrant in The Fleet Street Letter. But Mr Blair doesn't care - he will be out of office by the time the bills start flooding in. But Gordon Brown might not be as happy...
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How UK sovereignty is still under threat from Europe
Features Despite 'no' votes from the French and Dutch, EU leaders are determined to go ahead with the new constitution. And it threatens to cause severe problems for Labour in the near future.
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