Should investors fret about UK inflation figures? Tony Dalwood, Gresham House CEO

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UK inflation more than doubled last month from 0.7% to 1.5%, as the economy began to re-open.

As the ONS figures were released, the FTSE 100 suffered a widespread sell-off, sliding below the 7,000 mark.

I spoke with Gresham House chief executive Tony Dalwood, to get his reaction to the latest figures and his thoughts on what this means for investors.

19 May 2021 English United Kingdom Business · Investing

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