Worldwide Financial Planning

Markets have at least managed to return to a sense of normality, with both the UK stock market and the UK government bond market almost exactly back to where they were in January 2020.

The difficulty is, they can be sold by people who do not also understand their risks.

Central Banks’ strategies can effectively create a positive feedback loop which, as we have mentioned before, can create a bubble.

Following last week's interest rate decision in the US, several members of the US Federal Reserve have given their view of the outlook of inflation, sometimes painting a slightly confusing or contradictory picture.

While the headline figure of 2.1 per cent grabbed the attention, the detailed breakdown is far more revealing.

The Bank of England (BOE) stated their expectation of a 1.8% inflation target for this month.