Although quantitative easing has grabbed the headlines, a number of central banks around the world have enacted other extraordinary measures in attempts to manage their economies. The Swiss National Bank (SNB), for example, adopted an exchange rate peg versus the euro while increasing its foreign e…
Interestratesmay continue at low levels for quite awhile with deflation being a live risk, says Roger Bootle, author and managing director of Capital Economics.
Recent Fed action has laid the foundation for an inflationary environment in the U.S., and those looking to protect their portfolios should take a hard look at currencies, says Axel Merk of Merk Investments.
TIPS, real estate, and commodities are great inflation -hedging, liquid investments, says Morningstar's David Blanchett, who details the importance of exposure to these assets.