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Inflation – great expectations

Episode 8

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Bertie Dannatt
Head of Private Wealth
Rory McIvor
Director – Markets & Communications
 

Inflation is back, but for how long?

Bertie Dannatt joins Ruffer Radio to discuss how markets are digesting the return of inflation, and what rising prices mean for consumers and investors alike.

 

Chart: Inflation erodes the value of money

Impact of different rates of inflation on £100 worth of savings over a 20 year period.
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Source: Statista/Bureau of Labor Statistics, CPI televisions sub-index

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Ruffer LLP
80 Victoria Street
London SW1E 5JL
Paris
Ruffer S.A.
103 boulevard Haussmann
75008 Paris, France
New York
Ruffer LLC
300 Park Avenue
New York NY 10022
Edinburgh
Ruffer LLP
31 Charlotte Square
Edinburgh EH2 4ET