Cpi
22 May 2012
Inflation in the UK dropped in April, beating the consensus forecast.
01 May 2012
Schroders’ head of UK equities Richard Buxton said the UK’s much-feared double-dip recession is ‘irrelevant’ and not cause for panic.
23 April 2012
Investec is launching an inflation-linked fund, targeting a return of CPI inflation plus 5%, as part of an expansion of its Managed Solutions fund range.
20 April 2012
Monetary Policy Committee member Adam Posen’s surprise decision to curtail his calls for further quantitative easing in the UK raises questions over the Bank of England’s next move.
18 April 2012
Paul Tucker,deputy governor of the Bank of England, has warned inflation will be higher than expected this year, following yesterday's unexpected rise in CPI.
17 April 2012
The UK Consumer Prices Index (CPI) climbed in March as higher food and clothing prices pushed inflation up to 3.5%.
02 March 2012
Wealth managers reveal their strategies for accessing the country.
09 February 2012
The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has increased its quantitative easing programme by £50bn as it looks to shore up the UK’s ailing economy.
06 February 2012
Last year emerging markets faced a difficult backdrop with a deteriorating global environment; high levels of inflation in emerging markets; high relative valuations at the start of the year and rising concerns over the prospect of a ‘hard landing’ in China.
29 November 2011
The government has said it will not issue CPI-linked gilts in 2012-13, saying the move would not be cost effective and would involve “a number of risks”.
25 November 2011
As the asset class recovers its ‘safe haven’ status, Neil Gregson, co-manager of the JPM Natural Resources fund, examines what the future holds for gold.
21 November 2011
Amid the maelstrom that is the European debt crisis, one can be forgiven for wondering whether anyone is still paying attention to economic data.
11 November 2011
Encouraging people to save is seldom easy, least of all when inflation is eating into the purchasing power of capital and returns.
24 October 2011
Investors have come under increased pressure to inflation-proof their portfolios as a fresh spike in CPI and RPI raised doubts levels will drop back to the Bank of England’s 2% target in 2012.
21 October 2011
This week we have made a conscious effort to buck the media’s trend for negative headlines and warnings of the dangers ahead.
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