expenses as well, contact us on twitter. to a topic now which has been on many people s lips in recent weeks rising prices. the cost of living is going up with soaring food costs and the energy bill crisis denting people s wallets. a short while ago china announced its latest inflation figures and they showed prices rose by 0.9% last month so just shy of 1%. here in the uk, the latest inflation figures forjanuary are out in just over an hour s time. in december, inflation rose to 5.4%, which was its highest level since 1992. and we got the numbers out of the us last week with inflation going up more than expected to 7.5%. joining me now is jane foley, who s the head of fx strategy at rabobank. what avee expecting in terms of