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FTSE results season is still hotting up with a number of big companies reporting their numbers over the coming days, including my personal favourite, Relx (due to announce numbers on Thursday 15 February).

It’s also quite a big week on the economics front with January’s inflation metrics set to be announced on Wednesday 14 February. This time last year inflation (as measured by the consumer price index) was almost at its pinnacle (CPI figures peaked at 9.2% in February) and have since crawled down. But December’s figures were disappointingly steady at 4.2%, pouring cold water on the hope that base rates will be slashed rapidly in the coming months.

Dunelm’s results (due to be announced on the same day as the inflation figures) might shed a bit more light on the impact the high base rate is having on consumer spending....