Current Inflation rate for August 2010

CPI, the consumer price inflation has stayed above the Bank of England’s Target of 2 percent. The figure for the month of August was released this morning.

Rising Clothing costs, Air Fares and rising Food prices were factors that maintained the rate of

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Planning for inflationary pressures and the effects on your assets

Rising inflation poses a risk to any investor. Cash and gilts are the most vulnerable asset classes when it comes to erosion from inflation: cash because the returns are generally quite low and gilts because they pay a fixed

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In the twelve months to January, the consumer prices index (CPI) rose by 3.5% in the year. This was up from the 2.9% rise recorded in December 2009.

The Bank of England has been under pressure over most of 2009. Higher than expected inflation has meant that the BOE governor – Mervyn King has had

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