Inflation

How inflation will hit your pension savings
Pensions

How inflation will hit your pension savings

Many pension schemes that offer protection from price rises aren’t as good as they seem, says David Prosser.
5 Sep 2022
How to tackle rising inflation and falling stockmarkets
Inflation

How to tackle rising inflation and falling stockmarkets

Inflation is rising around the world. Even though inflation is widely expected to return to around 3.5% next year, it is still wreaking havoc. Merryn …
2 Sep 2022
What Jay Powell's Jackson Hole message means for markets
Inflation

What Jay Powell's Jackson Hole message means for markets

Jay Powell delivered a hawkish speech on inflation at last week's Jackson Hole meeting. Alex Rankine explains what his speech means for markets.
1 Sep 2022
Why we are in a cost of living crisis today
Inflation

Why we are in a cost of living crisis today

With inflation in double figures, the cost of living crisis isn't going away. Saloni Sardana explains what is behind it.
17 Aug 2022
US inflation may have peaked, but it remains a threat
US Economy

US inflation may have peaked, but it remains a threat

US inflation fell to 8.5% in July, down from 9.1% the previous month. But structural, not transitory, forces are pushing inflation higher. It could be…
17 Aug 2022
How to protect your wealth as inflation hits new record highs
Investment strategy

How to protect your wealth as inflation hits new record highs

UK inflation has hit a new record high of 10.1%. It's going to hurt, says Dominic Frisby. Here's how you can protect your wealth.
17 Aug 2022
The Bank of England's gloomy forecast for inflation and the UK economy
Inflation

The Bank of England's gloomy forecast for inflation and the UK economy

The Bank of England has warned that inflation will peak around 13% this year and the UK will fall into recession. Alex Rankine reports.
10 Aug 2022
Interest rates rise to 1.75% – the highest level since December 2008
Personal finance

Interest rates rise to 1.75% – the highest level since December 2008

The Bank of England has raised interest rates from 1.25% to 1.75%, and warns that the UK will fall into a recession this year.
4 Aug 2022
What is stagflation and what can be done about it?
UK Economy

What is stagflation and what can be done about it?

The threat of 1970s-style stagflation has returned, here’s what you need to know.
4 Aug 2022
Central banks can’t solve our current economic problems
UK Economy

Central banks can’t solve our current economic problems

Traditionally, as we hit recessionary times, central banks have lowered interest rates. But that’s not an option this time. If anyone can help dull t…
4 Aug 2022
The biggest change in the last 17 years – the death of the “Greenspan put”
Global Economy

The biggest change in the last 17 years – the death of the “Greenspan put”

Since I joined MoneyWeek 17 years ago, says John Stepek, we’ve seen a global financial crisis, a eurozone sovereign debt crisis , several Chinese grow…
3 Aug 2022
What the death of the “Greenspan put” means for investors
US Economy

What the death of the “Greenspan put” means for investors

The Fed’s latest interest-rate rise shows that the “Greenspan put” – the idea that central banks will intervene if markets look like crashing – is dea…
28 Jul 2022
Are interest rates set to go higher than anyone thinks possible?
Inflation

Are interest rates set to go higher than anyone thinks possible?

With inflation raging at 10% or more, central banks may have to raise interest rates to similar levels to keep it under control. But have they got the…
26 Jul 2022
“Whatever it takes” is no longer enough to shield the euro
Inflation

“Whatever it takes” is no longer enough to shield the euro

The European Central Bank raised interest rates for the first time in more than a decade on Thursday, officially marking the end of negative interest …
22 Jul 2022
Things won't just return to normal – that's not how inflation works
Inflation

Things won't just return to normal – that's not how inflation works

You might think that, if inflation is indeed “transitory”, we just need to wait and everything will return to “normal”. But this is a grave misunderst…
21 Jul 2022
The MoneyWeek Podcast with James de Uphaugh: why shifting perceptions are good for UK stocks
UK stockmarkets

The MoneyWeek Podcast with James de Uphaugh: why shifting perceptions are good for UK stocks

Merryn talks to James de Uphaugh of the Edinburgh Investment Trust about why a “change in perception” of energy, mining, defence and bank stocks means…
21 Jul 2022
An era of high inflation has arrived
Inflation

An era of high inflation has arrived

In recent weeks investors had started to bet on signs that inflation may be peaking – but we’re in a new economic age. Expect high inflation to be her…
20 Jul 2022
UK inflation has hit yet another 40-year high
Inflation

UK inflation has hit yet another 40-year high

UK inflation is running at 9.4% – its highest for 40 years. John Stepek explains why rampant inflation can be so damaging for business, for the econom…
20 Jul 2022
The MoneyWeek Podcast with Edward Chancellor
Inflation

The MoneyWeek Podcast with Edward Chancellor

Merryn talks to author Edward Chancellor about interest – AKA “the price of anxiety” – and why it, like gravity, is the force that holds everything in…
14 Jul 2022
What does the latest inflation shocker from the US mean for your money?
Investment strategy

What does the latest inflation shocker from the US mean for your money?

US inflation has hit another fresh 40-year high and it’s unlikely to be going away any time soon, despite the best efforts of the Federal Reserve. Wit…
14 Jul 2022
Holiday reading: five books to make sense of the 1970s – and the 2020s
Books

Holiday reading: five books to make sense of the 1970s – and the 2020s

With raging inflation, booms, busts and political crises, the 1970s has a reputation as a relentlessly awful decade. But things aren’t that simple, sa…
11 Jul 2022
Peter Spiller and Christopher Mills: inflation, rising wages and falling profits
Investment strategy

Peter Spiller and Christopher Mills: inflation, rising wages and falling profits

Merryn talks to fund managers Peter Spiller and Christopher Mills about the bear market, company valuations and inflation; why wages will have to rise…
7 Jul 2022
Price of gas soars as Moscow turns off the taps
Gas

Price of gas soars as Moscow turns off the taps

As Russia cuts its gas exports to the EU, the price of natural gas continues to rise. Restricted supplies could see energy rationing and recession i…
6 Jul 2022
Low growth and high inflation: a toxic cocktail for anxious markets
Stockmarkets

Low growth and high inflation: a toxic cocktail for anxious markets

Low growth, high inflation, central bank tightening, a strong dollar, and the risk of recession is proving a toxic cocktail for world stockmarkets – a…
6 Jul 2022