Inflation

Natasha Browne examines the likelihood of negative inflation and the consequences for pension schemes.

Stephanie Baxter looks the risks schemes will face around the general election

Inflation fell to 0.3% in January, the lowest level since the consumer prices index (CPI) was introduced, as price growth continued to slump on the back of falling oil prices.

The Bank of England has said it is prepared to cut rates further and expand its quantitative easing programme should the current downward slide in inflation worsen materially.

Investors are moving into assets which have a higher fixed yield than a government bond according to Legal and General Investment Management (LGIM) economist James Carrick.

Oil prices have rapidly declined since last summer. Charlotte Moore looks at why this has happened and asks what the impact will be on pension schemes.

Sterling fell against the euro and the US dollar as the latest Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) minutes revealed a unanimous vote against hiking interest rates.

UK consumer prices index (CPI) inflation has fallen to a 15-year low of just 0.5%, driven by plunging oil prices.

UK inflation is expected to fall below 1% for the first time in 12 years following a major oil slump.

Natasha Browne examines the consequences of axing the retail prices index (RPI) inflation measure