SINGAPORE (Nov 24): With Donald Trump headed to the White House, Schroder’s Marcus Brookes now expects his presidential policies to pile on further price pressure, otherwise known as the ‘Trumpflation’ effect.

The head of multi-manager at Schroders foresaw the return of inflation a year ago, and has been helping the asset management company tweak its portfolio over the past year to reflect this view accordingly.

“While our view has shifted, the ‘lower for longer’ stance remains entrenched in the mind of other investors. The phrase encapsulates the view that economic growth will remain weak and therefore inflation and interest rates will stay lower for a far longer spell than is usual. It’s been the correct view so far,” shares Brookes in a November report.

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