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Trichet bows out with new bond purchase scheme
Jean-Claude Trichet unveils a new covered bond purchase scheme; ECB governing council also agreed to hold interest rates and support Jörg Asmussen for governing council post
Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee votes for further round of quantitative easing; increases size of asset purchase programme to £275 billion
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US inflation market divided on huge 30-year Tips short
A big short position in 30-year Treasury inflation protected securities backfired at the end of June. Traders say the strategy – driven by the end of the second round of quantitative easing – made some sense, but the size of the bet didn’t. Mark...
Morgan Stanley Tips bet 'made sense', dealers say
Big curve flattening bet attributed to Morgan Stanley was reasonable, traders say - one rival exited similar position just in time
Iranian public votes on currency reform
Preliminary results show name of currency will change and four zeros will be removed from value
Former BA trustees vow court battle over move to CPI
The former trustees of the BA Airways Pension Scheme have vowed to take the scheme to court over its controversial move to stop paying pensions in line with RPI inflation
Product retrospective: Coupons for inflation
In September 2008, Structured Products published a review of the Merrill Lynch three-year euro and Swiss Franc Inflation Linked Booster, which offered additional coupons depending on the relevant inflation rate
Structured credit landscape revives the basics
Once blooming with complex products and strategies that aimed to capture the highest returns possible, the structured credit landscape is rebuilding itself to find its place again within the investment universe. Sarah Nowakowska reports on how the move...
Inflation rise may benefit pension scheme
Despite concern over the potential for increased inflation in the near term further increased may actually prove beneficial to FTSE 100 pension schemes, according to research by technology provider Pension First. The research suggests that increases...
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