19 Sep 2022
Disinflation: Growth Scarcity
- Posted by Dejan Pekic BCom DipFP CFP GAICD, Senior Financial Planner
Yes inflation is at 40 year highs due to the COVID-19 pandemic restricting supply of goods coupled with the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
This is a fact in the short term but what is the medium to long term outlook.
Population growth is collapsing, the World has over US$300 trillion in debt and technology innovation continues to fall in cost.
These are structural medium to long term deflationary forces.
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This means that the current asset price correction which could easily devolve into an asset price crash presents investors with an opportunity to buy more quality asset at a discounted prices.
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