Inflation

Fewer than half of the funds in the IMA Absolute Return sector have managed to provide investors with a real return greater than the rate of inflation.

Euro inflation held steady at an annual rate of 2.7% in June, according to figures out today.

UK consumer price inflation fell from 4.5% in May to 4.2% in June despite food prices remaining high.

Senior European Union (EU) officials are set to meet later on Monday to discuss the eurozone's continuing debt woes.

One of the Bank of England's (BoE's) senior policymakers has hinted a further round of quantitative easing (QE) remains an option for the UK's central bank.

Maria Merricks asks industry experts for their views on the infrastructure investment story and the best ways to play it.

US inflation rose to a two-and-a-half year high, as rising food prices took their toll.

Mervyn King has claimed low capital requirements and inadequate limits on leverage have been the most "tragic" aspects of financial regulation.

May's UK inflation reading remained unchanged from April, official figures have shown, giving Bank of England governor Sir Mervyn King some respite.

Julian Chillingworth, chief investment officer at Rathbone Unit Trust Management, advises focusing on the old enemy – I.N.F.L.A.T.I.O.N.