Sentence examples for better inflation from inspiring English sources

Europe's somewhat better inflation performance (right-hand graph) but much worse unemployment outcomes (left-hand one) have become glaringly obvious.

Now, at last, things are looking better: inflation should continue to drop as falls in wholesale energy prices flow through to lower utility bills.

Gold was a much better inflation hedge, earning an annual 10.9% in real terms between 1966 and 1981.Why have shares been such a flimsy hedge?

Equally, especially given the risk of inflation, bonds may not be as safe as markets assume and equities, a better inflation hedge, may be safer.Second, it is pointless to evaluate the stockmarket in isolation.

Although the more established companies in the Dow Jones industrial average held up a bit better, inflation fears were re-ignited by the government's announcement Friday that consumer prices rose at the fastest pace in five years.

They offer better yields than industrial stocks and better inflation protection than bonds.

You can also invest in Open Ended Investment Companies (OEICs) or unit trusts that have funds investing in inflation linked and/or other fixed rate investments that are targeted to have a return that matches or betters inflation.

Stocks generally do better against inflation because companies raise prices when inflation goes up, and company assets such as buildings and factories appreciate as well.

Of course, it would be better if inflation were going down, not up.

In a recent speech, Donald Kohn, the vice-chairman of the Fed, rejected that charge but pleaded guilty to a lesser one: by better controlling inflation, central banks helped moderate the business cycle, which bred investor complacency.

The stock market is generally thought to do better when inflation is falling, but Martin Fridson, the global credit strategist for BNP Paribas Investment Partners, points out that is not always the case.