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Time for US rate cuts. How far and fast might interest rates fall in the US and what is the likely impact on a range of asset classes? The latest digital magazine features views from a range of experts.

Plus, getting under the bonnet of Palantir. Part software firm, part consultancy, the company’s work with US government agencies and intelligence services mean its inner workings can be opaque.

Discover why shares in Temu-owner PDD got slammed, get the latest on Currys’ revival and find out the big developments in the world of small caps.

Investment ideas include a trust focused on the market’s relative minnows and an industrial chain business.

Feature

Time for US rate cuts

What a first move by the Fed means for markets

Under The Bonnet

Palantir priced for perfection in an imperfect landscape

Secretive tech firm has big challenges to overcome to justify its premium

Great Ideas

Go for growth with The Global Smaller Companies Trust

Falling interest rates around the world will create strong tailwinds for this small and mid caps one-stop shop

Feature

Small World: a whirlwind tour of some of the month’s big small-cap stories

From takeovers to new contracts, new projects and new customers

News

Watkin Jones shares pummeled on cut to guidance

Forecasts for this year and next year lowered due to lack of activity

News

Beeks Financial Cloud scales new all-time high after record results and contract extension

Cloud computing play has conditionally secured a third cloud contract with one of the largest global exchanges

Week Ahead

Direct Line needs to show progress after rejecting takeover bid and revealing a new strategy

The insurer has ambitious plans to grow in Home, Rescue and Commercial

Great Ideas

Industrial chains business Renold is a lot more exciting than you think

The growth, quality and value on offer here is a rare combination not to be missed

Week Ahead

Hormel Foods is ready to talk turkey

The turkey, sausage and peanut processor is cutting costs and benefiting from continued foodservice sector strength

Personal Finance

The best and worst performing investments of the cost of living crisis

Gold, bitcoin and stocks have outshone cash by a distance

Ask Rachel

What happens if I name one of my daughters as a beneficiary of my SIPP and she lives abroad?

Helping with a question around leaving pension funds to someone outside the UK

Dan Coatsworth

Summer sell-off encourages savvy investors to buy at cheaper prices

Not everyone panicked when markets tanked in July and August

Editor's View

What could happen with oil prices and why investors should care

ExxonMobil predicts demand for crude will be unchanged by 2050

News

Powell signals start of interest rates cuts at Jackson Hole

The Fed appears to have achieved a soft landing for the economy

Great Ideas

Discover why Currys’ shares are still far too cheap

Panmure Liberum sees ‘significant alpha on offer’ at the FTSE 250 electricals retailer

News

Temu parent PDD sends warning on Chinese consumers

Soft guidance from online shopping platform sends shock waves across stock markets

Feature

Emerging markets: small-cap outperformance, second quarter earnings and rates outlook

Three things the Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust team are thinking about today

News

Will UK shop price deflation open the door to a September rate cut from the Bank of England?

Pound heads to 29-month highs against the dollar amid diverging tones from central bank chiefs

Feature

How emerging market small caps compare with their larger counterparts

Examining performance, valuation and sector weightings for developing world minnows versus giants