Inflation-linked products debate: Putting a price on inflation

The market is relatively young but it has had a brutal education over the past year as the financial crisis has swept through every corner of the financial markets. Where next for inflation-linked products?

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Executive summary

• The inflation-linked market has faced its own set of difficulties in the financial crisis

• Inflation is no longer the key issue. Now investors seek deflation protection

• Volatile commodity prices have had a big impact

• Government debt managers are now more alive to counterparty concerns

• Pension funds face a difficult choice between volatile equities and low-yield inflation-linked bonds