Inflation

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

UK CPI inflation fell further than expected in November to its lowest level since 2002, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

PP examines what the latest inflation report means for schemes

UK inflation will probably tumble below 1% within the next six months after hitting a five-year low of 1.2% in September, the Bank of England (BoE) governor has said.