Next’s shares frostbitten by chilling profits warning
Within ten minutes of trading on Wednesday morning, Next’s shares had plummeted close to 14% after warning of “tougher times” ahead.
Inflation
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Eurozone inflation jumps
Eurozone inflation jumped to its highest level since 2013 between November and December 2016, bolstered by strong growth in energy and oil prices.
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Eurozone inflation hits 0.6%
Eurozone inflation followed analysts’ predictions and continued its steady rise to hit 0.6% in November.
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PA ANALYSIS: Is this the start of the euphoria we have been waiting for?
If the fund managers surveyed on a monthly basis by Bank of America Merrill Lynch are any indication, animal spirits have returned.
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Markets shrug despite inflation hitting two-year high
Inflation in the United Kingdom hit a two-year high in November according to the Office for National Statistics.
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Schroders’ Brookes clings to cash as inflationary boom looms
With bond yields persistently unattractive, cash is king for Schroders head of multi-manager Marcus Brookes.
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Troy’s Lyon backs TIPS; preps for valuations “reappraisal”
Troy Asset Management’s Sebastian Lyon has reinforced his cautious positioning, shunning a “particularly dangerous” temptation for investors buy into lower-quality stocks.
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Rising inflation expectations a boon for infrastructure – Deutsche Bank
Infrastructure securities should provide a hedge against rising inflation expectations, new research by Deutsche Bank reveals.
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Ways to solve the current bond conundrum
Short duration or long duration? That is the question. And the answer, for past few years, has been ‘long’. It’s worked a treat for some. Could things be about to change or is the raging 30-year plus bull market going to go on for longer?
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Will 2017 be good for inflation-linked bonds?
Inflation is set to head higher in the US after Donald Trump’s victory, putting inflation-linked assets in the spotlight.
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Inflation undershoot takes pressure off Carney
The Office for National Statistics has reported inflation dropped to 0.9% in October, slightly undershooting consensus forecasts of 1.1%.
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Trump’s anti-immigrant, isolationist stance pumps up inflation expectations
President-elect Donald J Trump’s aggressive positions on immigration, infrastructure spending and isolationism could push up wage and core inflation, commentators fear.
