By SIMON CONSTABLE
株に投資すればインフレによる資産の目減りを避けられるのではないか。もしそんなふうにお考えだとしたら、残念ながら間違いだ。おそらく、逆に資産をさらに減らす結果になってしまうだろう。
「株式は投資家をインフレから守ってくれるというのは、長期的にみても神話にすぎない」。調査会社HCWEアンド・カンパニーは最近のリポートでそう警告する。
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By SIMON CONSTABLE
You can almost hear the sound of falling lumber prices, with probably more to go. The Federal Reserve’s slow-but-steady war on inflation will crimp demand for wood used in the home-building industry, sending prices down by almost 50%, experts say.
“With reduced disposable income and higher interest rates, it’s very hard to see the confidence for buying homes at these prices,” says Shawn Hackett, president of Hackett Financial Advisors. Read more here.
By SIMON CONSTABLE
On the surface, it sounds like the early 1970s, with shortages at gas pumps and homeowners suffering through soaring heat prices. But this isn’t the energy crisis of 1973, when a group of oil-rich Arab countries embargoed oil exports to the US and other countries. It’s actually what is happening in large pockets across the globe, only it has a new name: energy insecurity. Read more here.
By SIMON CONSTABLE
Natural-gas prices could jump by 15% or more by year-end as supplies fall far short of demand, experts say.
“Increasing supply is now getting trickier, and we really don’t see much of a jump until this time next year,” says Peter McNally, an energy expert at Third Bridge. Read more here.
