Why has the bank of england cut rates?

Central banks are back in easing mode, but the descent down the interest-rate mountain is proving arduous and slow. The US Federal Reserve lowered US rates by a quarter of a percentage point at this m

Despite legitimate concerns this does not look like a repeat of the mini-Budget crisis three years ago

The run up to the Budget in November has already been dominated by headlines about a “meltdown” in the bond market and a yawning “£50bn” black hole that will have to be filled by more tax increases. S

“British gilts are the most undervalued financial asset on the planet,” says Ambrose-Evans Pritchard in The Telegraph. The UK ten-year gilt yields a decent 4.7%. Yet investors prefer to pile into bitc

Age brings wisdom – or at least experience. MoneyWeek is approaching its 25th birthday (the first edition appeared on 3 November 2000), and is therefore in a better position than many publications to

“Dr Pangloss, welcome to Wall Street,” says Randall Forsyth in Barron’s. Voltaire’s “oblivious optimist” would feel right at home as stocks in the US and Asia hit record highs, even as Russia sends dr