Recessions can be likened to dieting. They may be good for the long-term health of the economy but they are unpleasant to endure and it is a great relief when they end
We believe 2010 will be another good year for corporate credit but we do not see the double-digit returns for UK investment grade corporates being repeated.
UK inflation rose at the fastest annual pace for three quarters in December, according to the Office of National Statistics.
The big story of 2009 was quantitative easing; the big story of 2010 will be quantitative tightening.
UK inflation has fallen to its lowest level in five years, according to figures from the Office for National Statistics.
UK inflation has fallen to its lowest level in over four years, according to official statistics.
Fidelity's Trevor Greetham has boosted commodities exposure in his Multi Asset Strategic fund after the manager's investment clock model moved to the ‘overheat' phase for the first time since 2007.
UK inflation measured by the Consumer Prices Index (CPI) remained steady in July at 1.8% from the previous month, Office for National Statistics figures show.
Quantitative easing has been aggressively deployed in the UK and US for some months now. But will the effect be what was hoped?
Inflation is now over double the Government target after increasing by 0.6% in the past month to 4.4%...