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Liam Pryce Jones of Charles Stanley suggests Primark parent company Associated British Foods could be a sell as raw materials costs rise

Stock markets have had to contend with many headwinds over the past few months, be it inflationary pressures globally, unrest in the Middle East and North African region, an anaemic recovery in developed economies, continued sovereign debt concerns and...

Pick a term, any term. ‘Reprofiling', ‘restructuring' or a plain old ‘default' - there is only so far you can disguise the inevitable.

Debt is a funny thing for markets. Have too little of it, and spirits sag. Share prices perform badly and investors worry there will be insufficient growth.

The outlook for global growth remains robust thanks to one of the biggest investment spending cycles for several decades.

Chris Murphy, manager of the Aviva Investors UK Equity Income fund, looks at how to turn the golden rules of income investing into a successful portfolio.

After admitting the MPC has lost control of inflation, Alan Wilde, head of fixed income and currency at Barings, asks if the Bank of England governor is losing his credibility.

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