Food for Thought
The winds have changed, and we have reset the sails in The Multi-Asset Investor, boosting commodities and reducing equity exposure.
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The winds have changed, and we have reset the sails in The Multi-Asset Investor, boosting commodities and reducing equity exposure.
Over 30 years, stocks have beaten commodities fourfold. But when stockmarkets come under pressure, commodities provide a more reliable source of diversification and return.
Markets remain risky. The situation from earlier this year has changed. Since the war in Iran began, the only safe havens have been energy and cash.
The UK 10-year bond yield has made a new high, above the level last seen in 2008. This is happening around the world, but is most profoundly felt by the UK.
Spot oil, the price today, is rising sharply, and the greater concern is that future oil prices, what you pay for oil delivery next year, are also rising.
The energy crisis began when Arab oil-producing nations imposed an embargo on countries supporting Israel during this war.