Forget gold - there are stronger inflation protectors

You certainly could not equate the current situation to the Weimar Republic, but does that mean we should dismiss all fears about inflation? Across the globe, from the UK to the US and now Japan, central banks are carrying out extensive monetary policy programmes (quantitative easing) in attempts to stimulate their flagging economies. Programmes such as this would normally be expected to have a considerable impact on inflation. Although current consumer price index (CPI) data, which measures the price of a basket of everyday goods, is showing little inflationary impact at the moment, ...