- The Fed will soon begin to hike interest rates and speed up its bond-buying taper to battle inflation.
- That's happening even as stock valuations are elevated, companies are heavily leveraged, and the Omicron variant could delay the recovery.
- If you read between the lines, the Fed Chair, Jerome Powell appears a lot more pessimistic than most other investors.
- We think that the best refuge remains real estate (and REITs) in an environment of ultra low interest rates and persistently high inflation. We highlight some of our top picks.
For further details see:
Powell's Warning: 2 'Top Picks' To Battle Inflation In 2022