What Will Cause Inflation To Remain High? Commodities & Wages

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What Will Cause Inflation To Remain High? Commodities & Wages

Market Updates

06/16/22

Last week’s release of an 8.6% year over year increase in the CPI shocked many on Wall Street. What causes inflation, will these factors persist, and how should you invest? In this market update we show why commodity prices (specifically natural gas) and wages have caused inflation. Why inflation may remain high. And how investing in commodities can benefit your portfolio.

Written by

James E. Gore, CFA®, CAIA, CMT®

Jim serves as the Chief Investment Officer of THOR, is a Chartered Financial Analyst charter-holder, a Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst, a Chartered Market Technician, a member of the Association for Investment Management and Research and a member of the Cincinnati Society of Financial Analysts.

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What Will Cause Inflation To Remain High? Commodities & Wages