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UK fund buyers pin hopes on Japan to ride the Covid recovery wave
50% of UK fund buyers said they plan on upping their exposure Japanese equities and none were looking to sell out
Interest in Japanese equities has surged in Q1 as UK fund buyers scour for value plays to ride the Covid recovery wave, according to a survey conducted by Last Word Research.
Half of UK fund buyers said they plan on topping up their Japanese equities exposure when polled during the first quarter, a massive spike from Q3 and Q4 2020 when only 9.1% and 19.4% expressed plans to boost their weightings.
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UK CPI rose 0.7% over the year to January, up slightly from December’s 0.6% figure, showing further tentative signs of inflation creeping upwards.
Pretty much everyone agrees that while broadly stable for now, inflation will rise over the medium term. Vast amounts of monetary and fiscal stimulus to tackle the Covid pandemic fallout, coupled with pent-up consumer demand due to lockdowns, seems to make this inevitable.
Iboss investment director Chris Metcalfe recently announced changes to the firm’s fixed-income holdings and cash position to prepare for what he describes as “the most inflationary environment we’ve had for years”.