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The Bank of England will hold off on hiking rates for six months if it does not act by November, leaving a "clear run" for investors until the general election, Richard Buxton has predicted.

US markets continued to edge higher on Wednesday, despite the Federal Reserve's latest minutes suggesting an interest rate hike may come sooner than expected.

Two members of the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee voted for a 25bps rate hike this month, latest minutes show - the first call for hikes in over three years.

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The threat of rising interest rates to investors' portfolios - in particular their fixed income positions - is becoming more apparent, but can more niche areas like senior secured loans protect them from losses?

Bond fund investors should beware a crowded market where there is a growing risk of being caught out by a sharp sell-off in fixed income, analysts at RBS have warned.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has issued a fresh warning to consumers about the risks of investing in corporate bond funds.

The UK economy will grow faster in 2014 than any other G7 economy, while low wage rises will ensure interest rates do not rise until next year, an influential report has forecast.

US Fed chair Janet Yellen has said the 2008 financial crisis would not have been prevented had interest rates been higher, adding that fresh concerns about financial stability now should not prompt a rate increase.

Talk about an impending interest rate hike is building in the UK, despite recent mixed messages from Bank of England Governor Mark Carney. However, one of the UK's leading investors, Neil Woodford, is not expecting an imminent rise, and these three charts...