Investors have an important part to play in addressing the cost-of-living crisis

As the nation unites in grief over the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, and celebrates the ascendancy of King Charles III, we are perhaps able to put aside momentarily thoughts about the very real societal challenges of today. But with the official mourning period coming to an end, these remain firmly at the top of the new prime minister's in-tray. The Bank of England's most recent forecast anticipates households in the UK face their biggest drop in living standards in 60 years, while inflation, already at a 40-year-high, is expected to peak at around 13% in the fourth quarter ...