Inflation

Inflation fell by 0.4% to 4% in March as the cost of food and drink lowered, but it is still double the Bank of England's target.

Disposable incomes among British households are at their lowest peacetime levels since 1921, amid soaring inflation and low pay rises.

Laurent Kssis at LaBranche Structured Products Europe (LSPE) discusses European ETF trades for the week ending 1 April.

iShares has launched two ETFs on NYSE Arca, targeting Chinese shares and income-producing US stocks.

Nationals round-up: The Budget continues to grab headlines on the Money pages while investors are still mulling whether to invest in Japan.

The governor of the Bank of England has warned inflation could top 5% because of rising inflation expectations and higher commodity prices.

Andrew Sentance has predicted inflation could rise above 5% this year and repeated his calls for a gradual increase in interest rates and cutting off of monetary stimulus.

The pound reached a 14-month high this morning, after data revealed UK inflation soared to 4.4% in February.

With news inflation jumped to 4.4% in February and gold prices still soaring, Joanna Faith looks at some alternative hedges.

Inflation increased at its fastest pace in more than two years last month, mounting further pressure on the Bank of England to hike interest rates.