And when you factor in housing...
When inflation rises constantly more than earnings (as it did a while back), a little deflation is welcomed.
Mostly about oil anyway at the moment.When that starts to rise again, so will inflation.
Not looked yet but i'm guessing the US will be dragging the FTSE back towards 6000 again any time soon//static.avforums.com/styles/avf/smilies/facepalm.gif
It is around that, I think nearer 2.5%
Why we should ditch the FTSE 100
Fair point me thinks..as the FTSE has another stinking year.
The FTSE 250 is a better indicator - a bit anyway.
Agreed.Though it gets little attention in comparison to its big brother.
The FTSE100 is just a puppet of the US markets.Rising and, mostly falling on demand.
Same level as 16 years ago.What a joke.
Or with the same influences as the US e.g. global mining, oil etc.
Although it's important to note that none of the US indexes are at the same level as 16 years ago.
Yup.Massive outperformance.
Heading for that magical barrier, once again!
As best as I can tell, it crashed through the 6000 barrier on a downwards trajectory 6 times in 2015, so I suppose it went through the 6000 barrier 12 times.
FTSE 100 Index chart, prices and performance - FT.com
Very strange.
Yep.6000 seems to be a common theme of late!
No point creating a "when will the FTSE reach 7000" thread as that seems years away nowdata:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7
Keep adding (be time again soon) and forgetting about it.Think of the long term...