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The Investment Podcast: Spiralling inflation…this wasn’t supposed to happen

13 min listen 13 Jun 22

In major economies inflation is approaching double figures and already setting 40-year, or more, highs. This wasn’t supposed to happen but the reality is that it is. In this episode, David Parsons and David Lloyd discuss the once comfortable coalition between central bankers and politicians, the prospect of achieving positive real returns and how fixed income can mitigate the cost of de-risking.

Host: David Parsons, Head – Public Debt Investment Specialist Team

Speaker: David Lloyd, Deputy Chief Investment Officer – Public Fixed Income 

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The value of investments will fluctuate, which will cause prices to fall as well as rise and investors may not get back the original amount they invested. Past performance is not a guide to future performance. The views expressed in this document should not be taken as a recommendation, advice or forecast.

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