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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:
■ Gold supported by Asian physical demand.
■ Pubs trump restaurants thanks to summer weather.
■ Brazilian margins hit Subsea 7.
ECONOMIC OUTLOOK:
■ Work harder and we may avoid inflation: Julian Hofmann says it is how productively we work that will actually determine future interest rates.
■ Next week's economics: This week's economic events should illustrate the power of improving economic sentiment in the UK.
COMMENT:
Our columnists offer in-depth analysis and investment ideas:
■ Mr Bearbull: Feel good v think good - a lesson from the check-out.
■ Simon Thompson has written the following articles this week:
- Shares with hidden value: Our companies editor sees scope for a re-rating in two small-cap property plays.
- Profit from the property boom: Our companies editor outlines the investment case on three companies and sees scope for decent upside on all of them.
- Hot tech shares: Our companies editor sees signifciant upside in three lowly rated software companies enjoying bumper earnings growth.
■ Property: The French property market has hit a double dip, throwing up buying opportunities for Brits.
■ The Trader: Wall Street’s bull market is likely in its later stages, but that's not a worry for now.
The Trader, Dominic Picarda, publishes his outlook for ten major equity, currency and commodity markets on a daily basis. You can view his articles on his comment page, or sign up to The Trader's market outlook emails. He is on annual leave this week.
■ Chronic Investor Blog: The crowd moves on - It's the hottest place in the market right now but what does crowd funding really offer investors? Includes video.
YOUR MONEY:
Financial planning, tax and investment wisdom:
■ Reader portfolio: Susan is investing aggressively for her retirement. But our experts think she doesn't need to take as much risk.
■ Financial planning: Duff scheme or money-making machine? The worst pension schemes in the UK have failed to beat returns on cash Isas over the past 15 years, while the best have delivered stunning growth. Which is yours?
SHARE TIPS OF THE WEEK:
■ Enough good things are happening at this fashion retailer - including strong sales, plenty of scope for expansion and a new warehouse - to make us think the shares are worth a fresh look.
■ Impressive growth in the Middle East and recovery potential in the UK leave this engineering consultant looking well-placed. Plus it's generating plenty of cash.
■ This gem producer is doing well as demand for its stones grows among the wealthy, while recent worries about political risks are fading.
■ Losing money in a benign market isn't good for a bookie, and the only promising developments ahead look flawed. Count us out.
FUND TIP OF THE WEEK:
■ This is one of the best Asian equity funds around and it's led by a highly regarded manager. It frequently trades at a premium to net asset value, but the trust has moved out to a discount so now could be a good time to invest.
SHARE TIP UPDATES:
■ Juridica
■ Real Estate Credit Investments
FUNDS:
■ Fund news: Don't be too eager to sell underperforming funds.
■ VCTs: How to be a VCT millionaire.
■ The big theme: Commercial property funds are offering attractive yields, but be careful.
■ ETFs: How niche is niche?
SHARES:
■ Stock screen: The quality large-caps that keep outperforming the market.
■ Sector focus: BT Sport v BSkyB: profit from the battle for broadband.
■ Dividend of the week: Income from oil.
■ Results:
■ Amec
■ Aviva
■ Catlin
■ CLS
■ Cobham
■ Delcam
■ EnQuest
■ H&T
■ Kerry
■ Lookers
■ Mears
■ Mondi
■ Quarto
■ Rentokil
■ Savills
■ Tribal
■ Directors' dealings: Notable transactions at Jarvis, plus a table of all 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.
