China wants to combat it, the US to create it. The possibility of rising inflation, and the way that could play out around the world is giving some investors a headache, just weeks after they worried about the opposite risk, deflation.
“Inflation is very high up the agenda of institutional investors,” says Keith Wade, UK fund manager Schroders’ chief economist.
Latest data on Chinese inflation show consumer prices rose by 5.1 per cent in November, a much higher rise than expected. Food prices were the biggest contributors and some economists are starting to express concerns over rising non-food commodity prices as well.
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