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From the editor...

The sultans of bling suing Spain

“Trumphoria” on Wall Street

A good day for betting markets

“Trump pump” boosts bitcoin

China’s stimulus falls short

Viewpoint

■ Global small caps look due a rebound • MSCI World Small Caps vs MSCI ACWI

Dialling back into BT • The group has trimmed its sales forecast, but the overall outlook remains positive and big investors have bought in. Matthew Partridge reports

AstraZeneca’s headache in China

CMA answers Vodafone’s call

MoneyWeek’s comprehensive guide to this week’s share tips

A German view

IPO watch

German coalition collapses • Political turmoil couldn’t have come at a worse time. Emily Hohler reports

Bumpy road ahead for Japan’s new PM

Trump’s rule takes shape

News

The return of the bond vigilantes • America’s towering debt pile will only get worse if Donald Trump follows through on some of his promised policies. Will the bond markets tolerate it? Simon Wilson reports

Trump’s wake-up call for Europe • The new president will turbocharge the US economy – and expose the weakness of the UK and EU

City talk

A bad bet on Trumpflation • Inflation-linked bonds are not the way to trade a short-term spike in prices – they only work over the long term

I wish I knew what linkers were, but I’m too embarrassed to ask

Guru watch

Best of the financial columnists

Money talks

What to expect from Trump

This is the end for free trade

The other big winner

Trumpism is here to stay

Two trusts riding the AI boom • Computing breakthroughs are likely to change the world, so remain invested despite high valuations

Activist watch

Short positions... hydrogen blow for renewables trusts

It’s a good time to stock up on US small caps • For more than a decade, smaller companies in America have lagged their larger counterparts. There are signs this is starting to change. Time to go Stateside and load up on the small fry, says Matthew Partridge

How to invest in America’s smaller companies

Europe’s deep creativity crisis • In the US, small companies become big ones. On this side of the Atlantic, they don’t, says David C. Stevenson

Why Western capitalism is under threat • Without competition, capitalism withers away, says Denise Hearn, author of two books on the subject. She talks to Matthew Partridge about industrial concentration, patents and US antitrust legislation

Alchemy: gold for the gullible • For centuries people who really should know better have kept falling for the bogus science, says Dominic Frisby

Investing in a dangerous world • The backdrop is perilous, but there is always growth and value somewhere

From analogue to digital • Upgrades to Britain’s telephone network are changing how we make calls

The switch-off controversy

Pocket money... scammers target learner drivers

Tempering the jobs tax • The Employment Allowance will alleviate the impact of the new rules

Freelance hiring set to soar

Petty cash... a Gen AI trial for companies

A cheap play on...