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Jeremy Wharton, manager of the £175m Church House Investment Grade Corporate Bond fund, has increased his allocation to floating rate notes (FRNs) from almost zero at the start of 2014 to 30%, as a means of protection against future interest rate rises....

The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee has become less concerned with deflation risks, according to it latest minutes, despite CPI inflation dropping to 0%.

Central banks may resort to 'helicopter drop' measures to stave off the threat of deflation, according to Investec's Alastair Mundy.

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.