Brian Durrant

The Fleet Street Letter's Brian Durrant picks out two big stories for the year ahead. Both could have a major bearing on your wealth in 2013.

Reinvesting your dividends is vital to growing your investment. And once you discover which shares you should buy, you could give your dividend income…

With the base rate down to 2% and poised to go lower, the hunt for a decent income is on. And there are juicy-looking yields on preference shares and …

Gulf states are planning to use desalinated water to grow wheat, whilst the US is already using corn to make biofuel – does this really make sense? as…

The three engines of the UK's economic growth - property, the public sector and the City - are all stalling. Which means Chancellor Alistair Darling's…

The Bank of England's latest quarterly inflation report warned that the threat of falling equity prices posed a significant risk to the global economy…

Although nervewracking and painful at times, the repricing of too-cheap assets and disclosure of losses was long overdue. But which investments will p…

The world is a more hostile place than it was ten years ago, and there is one underlying reason why - the high price of oil. That may be bad news for …

Brian Durrant has always maintained that the UK housing market will be the victim rather than the assassin of the economy. So what's the current outlo…

At the last election, there was an effective non-aggression pact between the two main parties when it came to tax and spend. However, there have recen…

The question everyone has been asking lately is: has the oil price peaked? Brian Durrant looks at the key trends on both the supply and demand side to…

Last month was certainly Black October for those swamped by red tape. On 1 October employers, landlords, advertisers and innovators were hit by more t…

Rather than worrying about the planet heating up or the oil running out, we should concentrate on a more pressing matter, says Brian Durrant: water sh…

Aside from staggering pay packets, what do the City and the Premiership have in common? Brian Durrant looks at how both have benefited from opening th…

Treasury forecasts for last year's North Sea oil receipts were out by 21%. According to Gordon Brown, falling North Sea oil production is not the faul…

What really causes inflation: higher energy prices or poor energy policy? Tax increases or others' refusal to pay? And is globalisation really putting…

How High Oil Prices Affect Your Stock Picks - at www.moneyweek.com - the best of the international financial media

When it comes to the UK house price crash, Brian Durrant of the Fleet Street Letter has always been a sceptic. He and the team have so far been right …

We may bemoan the UK housing bubble, but it's nothing compared to that in Chinese equities. And it won't just be Chinese investors ignoring warnings a…

Could America's subprime market woes be the catalyst for a UK slump? The Fleet Street Letter's Brian Durrant doesn't believe Uk estate agents need los…

Britain doesn't manufacture much and hardly mines or farms anything, yet in many ways, we've never had it so good. But how strong are the foundations …

A Spanish company owns our main airports and French firms own our utilitities. So should we be worried - or is our extremely open market a strength ra…

Are current UK house prices at unsustainable levels? Gordon Brown's former adviser, David Miles, thinks so - he's just predicted a housing bust. But, …

Economic optimism is well-founded in 2007, but the geo-political risks are heightened. Brian Durrant outlines the greatest risks - and opportunities -…

The hedge fund industry is larger than ever, and managers also seem more willing to embrace risk than ever before, as demonstrated by the recent Amara…

Are There Any Bargains On The High Street? - at www.moneyweek.com - the best of the international financial media

The Truth About Inflation - at www.moneyweek.com - the best of the international financial media

Why The Gleneagles Summit is a Waste of Time and Money - at www.moneyweek.com - the best of the international financial media

EU's struggles – at Moneyweek.co.uk - the best of the week's international financial media.

Ireland's economic miracle – at Moneyweek.co.uk - the best of the week's international financial media.

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…

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…

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 …

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 gol…

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…

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 …