MoneyWeek magazine issue 367

Jan 18, 2008 / issue 367

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From the editor

Stock tips from an old timer
It’s grim out there. In the US the subprime debacle is gathering speed, banks are desperate for capital and starting to slash workforces; consumers are belt-tightening fast and house prices are still in freefall.

Here the FTSE 100 fell 3% on Tuesday alone and is now 10% off the highs of last year; our currency is wobbling; the most recent inflation numbers were frightening (factory-gate prices rose at 5% in December and, according to Mysupermarket.com, the price of a basket of food bought here is up 12% in the last year); and, of course, our property market is in just as dismal a state as those in the US, Ireland and Spain.

Read the full editor's letter here: Stock tips from an old timer