Darius McDermott: Three ways to meet the threat of inflation

Inflation is the hot topic in markets at the moment. It's also the most challenging, with leading economists around the world unable to find any consensus about its existence and potential impact. In a bid to meet the challenges of a global pandemic, central banks globally have ploughed unprecedented amounts of monetary stimulus into the system, but the long-term impact of the virus - like an expected rise in unemployment -  meant inflation was not such a concern. However, in January 2021, the US Democrats surprisingly won the Georgia Senate elections, resulting in Democratic control ...