BoE Governor forecasts 5% inflation by year end
Mervyn King has suggested that inflation will hit 5% by the end of ths year before falling in 2012.
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Markets are still not worried by Western inflation
Bill Dinning says market reactions to inflation fears may indicate that QE2 has partly failed.
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Is Turkey still worth an investment?
After a runaway 2010 but a poor start to 2011, Gregor Holek assesses Turkish market prospects.
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UK base rate will hit 2.75% by end of next year, says BCC
The BCC says UK interest rates will rise “at a faster rate than previously envisaged”.
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PA ANALYSIS: Investors caught in the gap between risk on and risk off
With risk asset prices continuing to fall, should investors be risk on or risk off right now?
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A loss of confidence in the BoE could lead to stagflation
Keith Wade says the temptation to continue to blame UK inflation on temporary factors is dangerous.
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MPC member blames markets for European debt woes
An external MPC member has laid partial blame for Europes current debt woes on the markets.
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Inflation-linked offerings from Jubilee Financial
Jubilee Financial has launched two new inflation-linked products that are linked to RPI.
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Amundi unveils new emerging market bond fund
Amundi has launched an emerging market inflation-linked fund as a Luxembourg-based Sicav.
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Less than half of absolute returns funds beat inflation
Just 43% of funds in the IMA Absolute Return sector managed to beat inflation over past 12 months.
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Flexibility needed to benefit from rising inflation
Greg Woodard suggests investors should move away from fixed income assets to benefit from inflation.
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Finding value amid fixed income ignorance
Peter Baum discusses the “appalling ignorance” that he says characterises bond markets.
