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SEVEN DAYS:
■ All you need to know about investing in the past seven days: what’s rising, what's falling and what's making the headlines.
NEWS:
■ US fiscal cliff looms after Obama win.
■ Downbeat reaction to election result.
■ London & Stamford to merge with Metric.
■ Stobart to deliver retail bond.
■ It's time to capitalise on LMS.
ECONOMIC OUTLOOK:
■ The wrong sort of inflation: Inflation is about to rise - and it'll be the bad sort of inflation that depresses growth.
■ Next week's economics: Next week's figures could show that UK inflation is rising, but that the eurozone isn't doing as badly as feared.
COMMENT:
Our columnists offer in-depth analysis and investment ideas:
■ The Editor: All change and no change - Investors may welcome the continuity of Barack Obama's re-election, but the leadership transition taking place in China could still bring about profound changes to the global economy.
■ No free lunch: How to open up Aim placings to private investors.
■ Mr Bearbull: The UK equity market's dividend yield speaks louder than its price-earnings ratio.
■ Simon Thompson: Our companies editor sees scope for upside in a small-cap company embracing the digital age.
■ Chris Dillow: Stock markets rise and fall with US inflation expectations. Plus, the question of whether fund managers have the skill to beat the market matters less for investors than generally thought.
■ Property Matters: The Berlin housing market is booming - and there are three easy ways UK investors can play it.
YOUR MONEY:
Financial planning, tax and investment wisdom:
■ Portfolio: Bond funds stand in the way of returns.
■ Financial planning: How to avoid drawdown horrors.
■ SmartMoney: Lower your expectations for pension and Isa growth.
SHARE TIPS OF THE WEEK:
■ This mining giant's share price could be pushed a lot lower: it's facing numerous threats to production and it's still rated significantly higher than rivals.
■ Hurricane Sandy, which ripped up the east coast of the US, could prove especially painful for this underwriter thanks to its high exposure to catastrophe-related business.
■ This fund offers an easy route into Europe's hottest property market.
■ The yield of 8 per cent on this bank preference share is reason enough to snap it up. Its credit rating has been upped a notch too recently.
FUND TIP OF THE WEEK:
■ Here's a good reason to rethink your view on Japan: income. Japanese companies are becoming more shareholder friendly and this well-run fund gives easy access.
BROKERS' TIPS:
■ Next
SHARE TIP UPDATES:
■ Ashtead
■ Aureus
■ Weir
FUNDS:
■ Fund news: Property equity funds rebound sharply.
■ Shares I love: Filtrona
■ The big theme: Bargain valuations take Europe from zero to hero.
■ Top 100 Funds: First State Global Emerging leads the pack.
■ ETFs: Are European ETFs worth the risk?
■ Interview: Rob Smith tells Leonora Walters why German companies are cheap.
SHARES:
The lowdown on the latest company results:
■ BowLeven
■ BT
■ Burberry
■ e2v
■ Eros
■ Fenner
■ M&S
■ Ryanair
■ Tracsis
■ Vedanta
■ Volex
■ Sector focus: Big challenges for banks - Bank shares have bounced back but those gains could easily be lost.
■ Stock screen: Seven of the world's best value shares - Algy Hall fuses together stock screening techniques from three value-investing greats to find the world's best value plays.
■ Directors' dealings: Notable transactions at Barclays, Smiths Group, plus a table of boardroom share trades.
■ Week ahead: A summary of key company announcements expected in the coming week.
TAKEOVERS:
■ Download this week's takeover tables as a PDF.
TRADING:
■ Coppock: what our unique set of market indicators is saying now.
■ Trading ideas: Chart-driven calls on Croda, dollar/yen, Rio Tinto and sugar.
■ The Trader: There is a Dow theory sell signal on the horizon
