quantitative-easing

There is a one in three chance the Bank of England will announce a further raft of QE in its February Inflation Report, says J.P. Morgan's Bob Michele.

Managers are expecting the Chinese government to continue to raise interest rates and begin to normalise monetary policy as the country looks to control rising inflationary pressures.

ON THE US

ON ASSET ALLOCATION

Jason Britton, chief investment officer at T. Bailey, looks at the reasons behind inflation-related volatility

First State's Jonathan Asante considered investing his own money in wine over fears bubbles are forming in more traditional asset classes.

Investment guru Jim Rogers has criticised Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke's decision to launch a second wave of QE in the US, saying he "does not understand economics".

THE BIG QUESTION

HAS QE2 GONE TOO FAR?

We round-up industry reaction to the Federal Reserve's announcement it will pump a further $600bn of stimulus into the US economy.