For the best hedge against resurgent inflation, look at silver

Mark Geoghegan looks at the best hedge against resurgent inflation - at Moneyweek.co.uk - the best of the week's international financial media.

Anyone who's just received a gas or electricity bill will not need convincing that the cost of living in the UK is going up noticeably. What is more surprising to those facing double-digit fare increases is that the headline rate of inflation in this country is still quite modest.

The increase in the all-items retail price index in the twelve months to November was only 3.3%. However, this outlook is destined to get worse.

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