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– Shrinkflation has hit 2,500 products in five years– Not just chocolate bars that are shrinking– Toilet rolls, coffee, fruit juice and many other goods– Effects of shrinkflation been seen for “good number of years” – Consumer Association of Ireland– Shrinkflation is stealth inflation, form of financial fraud– Punishes vulnerable working and middle classes– Gold is hedge against inflation and shrinkflation Editor: Mark...

© Pressureua | Dreamstime A recent report by the Reuters Institute shows a fall in trust in news media in Switzerland. They survey shows that only 46% trust news overall. This is down 4% compared to the year before. The report suggests this is an effect of the debate around ‘fake news’ resulting from the presidential election in the US, a subject that dominated Swiss media at the time. Despite the recent fall, Swiss...