Another bout of bitcoin fever and other world market themes for the week ahead

Bitcoin is back in the headlines, having roared to a new record high, just as many of the world's major central banks are starting to pave the way towards cutting interest rates, but only if inflation behaves. Investment flows into cryptocurrencies, inflation numbers from the United States, China and the UK, as well as a potentially market-moving snap election in Portugal will all be under the microscope in the coming week. Here is your week-ahead look at global markets: BOOMING BITCOIN Open this photo in gallery: An advertisement for Bitcoin cryptocurrency is displayed on a street in Hong Kong, on…