Timothy Sumer

Inflation has been soaring in many rich countries for the past year – heading towards double-digits and reaching levels not seen since the 1980s. To read more of our analysis on Capital.com, go here: We've examined data for five key asset classes – the U.S. dollar, gold, U.S. stock sectors, oil and U.S. Treasury Bonds – to explain how they have historically performed when the U.S. rate of inflation pushes above 5%. 0:00 Are we in an era of high inflation? 01:00 How the markets react during high inflation 01:49 Why is inflation problematic? 02:45 How do energy commodities perform during high inflation regimes? 04:39 Is gold always a good hedge against inflation? 06:30 What happens to the US dollar during high inflation? 07:35 How do bonds perform during high inflation? 08:45 How do different US Stock sectors perform during inflation? *** Explore trading and start investing with Capital.com. CFDs are complex instruments and come with a high risk of losing money rapidl...