LONDON: Gold, forests, property stocks, inflation-linked bonds – these are just some of the assets investors are pouring money into on the view that the recent explosion of government spending and central bank stimulus may finally rouse inflation from its decade-long slumber.
With the world economy forecast to shrink 6% this year, it may seem like a strange time to fret about inflation.
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