3 OCTOBER 1931, page 38

Fears Of Inflation.

Consequently it will be seen that holders of gilt-edged stocks who had hitherto been content with a low interest yield because of the greater safety of the investment have been......

Hasty Conclusions.

I suggest, however, that both as regards the selling of investment stocks and the purchase of ordinary stocks or equities in other directions, action may have been based upon......

Finance—public And Private

The Gold Standard and the Investment Outlook A GOOD many investors must, I think, have been some- what perplexed by the fact that the announcement of the abandonment of the gold......

Fall In The Pound.

Now, however, let me deal with the deeper motives underlying the sales of investment stocks which took place a few days previous to our departure from the gold standard by those......

_taxation And Bank Rate.

Before, however, pointing out the manner in which our going off the gold standard has affected the security mar- kets, it may be well to remember that _there have been certain......

Why Industrials Rise.

To fully appreciate the forces operating against gilt. edged securities and in favour of the Ordinary shares of industrial and other concerns, it is necessary, however, to......