Sluggish recovery prompts inflation-linked ETF uptake

Following Friday's US GDP report, a continued sluggish recovery is anticipated, prompting investors to substantially buy global inflation-linked ETFs including the db x-trackers iBoxx Global Inflation-Linked TR Index ETF, iShares Barclays Capital Euro Inflation Linked Bond ETF, and the Lyxor ETF EuroMTS Inflation Linked fund. Global equity markets finished slightly lower last week, with the Eurostoxx 50 down 1%, and the Nikkei 225 down 2.3%, while the US was slightly higher with the S&P 500 flat. The volatility factor based on speculation ahead of this week's much anticipated events - in...