Editor's letter: Feeling the squeeze

"Completely different" to 1970s and 80s

Lauren Mason
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During the second half of last year, the term ‘stagflation’ reared its head among the asset management industry for the first time in decades, as investors feared a torrid combination of slowing economic growth, rising unemployment and prolonged inflation. 

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