Inflation

Opinions are divided over whether inflation or deflation poses the biggest threat to the industry

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Inflation in the UK may rise 'sharply' over the next few months but is likely to fall back again in the medium-term, according to Bank of England governor Mervyn King.

With gilt yields at historically low levels and after a period of generally very strong performance from corporate bonds, what is the outlook for bond markets in the coming months?

Global market gains over the last two months are bordering on the euphoric, says Julius Baer's Matthias Ramser, who is maintaining a neutral weighting to equities and commodities across the firm's portfolios.

Sterling has leapt to a month high against the euro and dollar after hints from Mervyn King dismissing an increase in QE in November.

UK inflation has fallen to its lowest level in five years, according to figures from the Office for National Statistics.

The Bank of England today kept its key lending rate at a record low of 0.5%.

The £60m F&C US Smaller Companies investment trust beat its benchmark by nearly 20% over the year to 30 June.

UK inflation has fallen to its lowest level in over four years, according to official statistics.