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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned global markets could be hit by turmoil worse than the 2013 'taper tantrum' when interest rates rise.

Chris Higham, bond fund manager at Aviva Investors, has argued the market is overly focused on interest rate movements, and investors should look more closely at other policy decisions.

The Treasury Select Committee has called for an inquiry into the initiation of a criminal investigation over the Bank of England's financial crisis liquidity auctions.

UK Consumer Prices Index (CPI) inflation continued its precipitous fall in February, dropping more than expected to hit zero for the first time.

Sterling slumped against the US dollar after the Bank of England's chief economist Andy Haldane said the UK has an equal chance of seeing a rate cut as a rate hike, contrary to consensus expectations.

The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee has warned ongoing sterling strength could prompt a prolonged period of lower inflation expectations.

A Bank of England official has said asset managers, insurers and clearing houses in UK should be subject to the same stress tests faced by banks.

Mark Carney has told MPs it would be ‘extremely foolish' for the Bank of England to cut interest rates further in order to combat falling inflation.

With this week's BoE monetary policy announcement marking six years of rates being held at a record low level of 0.5%, Investment Week looks at the funds which have produced the best performance over the period.

The Bank of England is being investigated by the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) in relation to liquidity auctions held during the financial crisis.