1、29/06/2022INDEPENDEN T P U B L I C AT I O N BY#0815R AC O N T EU R.NE TTRADING STRATEGIESFINDING VALUE AMID INFLATIONARMCHAIR TRADERS LOOK TO THE FUTURE0503WHAT NEXT FOR CRYPTOCURRENCY?10R A C O N T E U R.N E TT R A D I N G S T R AT EG I E S0302THE UKS INFLATION RATE IS SOARINGAnnual inflation rate

2、of the consumer price indexhe doyen of astute invest-ment,Warren Buffett,has been warning about the return of high inflation since the bad old days of the 1980s,describing it as a“cruel tax”that“swindles almost everyone”.Despite this,the recent surge in prices hasnt deterred him from buying shares.E

3、ven as the US inflation rate hit a 40-year high and stock markets fell sharply this year,the venerable chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway ploughed more than$40bn(33bn)into equities.Amid a surge in global commodity prices,Buffett has focused on oil and gas stocks.Hes also snapped up shares in tec

4、h giants Apple and HP,both of which fit his philosophy of investing in good-value firms that make products that are always likely to be sound performers,regardless of whatever economic headwinds may be blowing.As food,fuel and energy prices have rocketed since Russia invaded Ukraine in February,the

5、markets have been shaken,obliging fund managers to adjust their trading strategies.Consumers are tighten-ing their belts while central banks are hiking their interest rates,which is restricting growth and so increas-ing the risk of recession.These conditions are spooking investors.The benchmark US s

6、tock index the S&P 500 lost about 20%of its value between January and mid-May,for instance.Joe Little is chief global strategist at HSBC Asset Management,which is responsible for assets worth about 525bn.He says its“completely understandable that investors have been feeling confused and uncom-fortab