Inflation

Société Générale strategist Albert Edwards has warned investors who own Australian government debt they face the 'mother of all hard landings' if China's economy slows down as they expect.

The UK Consumer Prices Index (CPI) climbed in March as higher food and clothing prices pushed inflation up to 3.5%.

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CPI annual inflation fell to 3.4% in February, down from 3.6% in January, according to the Office for National Statistics.

The eurozone crisis presents the biggest challenge to the UK economy which will likely follow a "zig zag" pattern of uncertain growth, said the governor of the Bank of England yesterday.

Rathbone’s David Coombs argues that stuctural changes taking place around the world demand a new way of thinking about investments.

The Bank of England has raised its inflation forecast for two years' time to around 1.8%, more than some economists had predicted.

The UK inflation rate fell to 3.6% in January, down from 4.2% in December, official figures show

The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has increased its quantitative easing programme by £50bn as it looks to shore up the UK's ailing economy.

Robin Hepworth, CIO of Ecclesiastical Investment Management, looks at the options now the supposed safe havens of cash and government bonds are out of bounds for most investors