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Brian Durrant
The two big stories for 2013
Investment strategy
The two big stories for 2013
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.
4 Jan 2013
How you could quadruple your dividend income
Investment strategy
How you could quadruple your dividend income
Reinvesting your dividends is vital to growing your investment. And once you discover which shares you should buy, you could give your dividend income…
26 Oct 2012
Prefs and Pibs: a safer bet than shares
Investment strategy
Prefs and Pibs: a safer bet than shares
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 …
24 Dec 2008
The world food market – it doesn’t make sense
Commodities
The world food market – it doesn’t make sense
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…
21 Apr 2008
Why Darling is losing on three fronts
Economy
Why Darling is losing on three fronts
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…
3 Mar 2008
Is is time to get out of equities?
Stockmarkets
Is is time to get out of equities?
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…
28 Nov 2007
The winners and losers in these times of transition
Stockmarkets
The winners and losers in these times of transition
Although nervewracking and painful at times, the repricing of too-cheap assets and disclosure of losses was long overdue. But which investments will p…
12 Nov 2007
Why high oil prices are good for gold
Commodities
Why high oil prices are good for gold
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 …
18 Oct 2007
Where next for UK house prices?
Property
Where next for UK house prices?
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…
9 Oct 2007
Do we at last have a good reason to vote for the Conservatives?
Economy
Do we at last have a good reason to vote for the Conservatives?
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…
22 Aug 2007
Where next for oil?
Commodities
Where next for oil?
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…
22 Aug 2007
The UK's rising tide of regulation
Economy
The UK's rising tide of regulation
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…
22 Aug 2007
Water: a very valuable commodity
Commodities
Water: a very valuable commodity
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…
22 Aug 2007
Why English football is top of the league
Share tips
Why English football is top of the league
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…
20 Aug 2007
Why the Treasury got it wrong on North Sea Oil
Economy
Why the Treasury got it wrong on North Sea Oil
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…
20 Aug 2007
Don't believe the inflation myths
Economy
Don't believe the inflation myths
What really causes inflation: higher energy prices or poor energy policy? Tax increases or others' refusal to pay? And is globalisation really putting…
20 Aug 2007
How high oil prices affect your stock picks
Stockmarkets
How high oil prices affect your stock picks
How High Oil Prices Affect Your Stock Picks - at www.moneyweek.com - the best of the international financial media
6 Aug 2007
Beware the sucker’s rally in UK property
Property
Beware the sucker’s rally in UK property
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 …
6 Aug 2007
What will happen when the China bubble bursts?
Economy
What will happen when the China bubble bursts?
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…
29 May 2007
Will the US subprime crisis cause a UK property meltdown?
Property
Will the US subprime crisis cause a UK property meltdown?
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…
13 Apr 2007
Is Britain's wealth an illusion?
Economy
Is Britain's wealth an illusion?
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 …
2 Apr 2007
Should you worry about foreign takeovers?
Economy
Should you worry about foreign takeovers?
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…
19 Feb 2007
Are UK house prices about to fall?
Property
Are UK house prices about to fall?
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, …
31 Jan 2007
The risks and rewards of investing in 2007
Investment strategy
The risks and rewards of investing in 2007
Economic optimism is well-founded in 2007, but the geo-political risks are heightened. Brian Durrant outlines the greatest risks - and opportunities -…
22 Jan 2007
Could you win in the hedge fund casino?
Funds
Could you win in the hedge fund casino?
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…
6 Nov 2006
Are There Any Bargains On The High Street?
Stockmarkets
Are There Any Bargains On The High Street?
Are There Any Bargains On The High Street? - at www.moneyweek.com - the best of the international financial media
28 Sep 2006
The Truth About Inflation
Economy
The Truth About Inflation
The Truth About Inflation - at www.moneyweek.com - the best of the international financial media
28 Sep 2006
Why The Gleneagles Summit is a Waste of Time and Money
Economy
Why The Gleneagles Summit is a Waste of Time and Money
Why The Gleneagles Summit is a Waste of Time and Money - at www.moneyweek.com - the best of the international financial media
28 Sep 2006
Carry On Regardless
Economy
Carry On Regardless
EU's struggles – at Moneyweek.co.uk - the best of the week's international financial media.
28 Sep 2006
The secret behind the Irish economic miracle
Economy
The secret behind the Irish economic miracle
Ireland's economic miracle – at Moneyweek.co.uk - the best of the week's international financial media.
28 Sep 2006
What do terrorist plots mean for markets?
Economy
What do terrorist plots mean for markets?
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…
28 Sep 2006
Is the euro set to collapse?
Economy
Is the euro set to collapse?
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…
28 Sep 2006
How to profit from bankruptcy
Economy
How to profit from bankruptcy
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 …
28 Sep 2006
Buy Gold To Cash In On Unstable Euro
Gold
Buy Gold To Cash In On Unstable Euro
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…
28 Sep 2006
Why soaring gold means rising interest rates
Economy
Why soaring gold means rising interest rates
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…
28 Sep 2006
Is this the start of a crash - or a great buying opportunity?
Stockmarkets
Is this the start of a crash - or a great buying opportunity?
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 …
28 Sep 2006