HSBC Asset Management examines how persistent, more volatile inflation could reshape portfolio construction across equities, bonds, securitised credit and real assets. U.S. PCE inflation has averaged 4.0% since 2021 versus 1.8% previously, while 2022 showed value stocks outperforming growth by roughly four times.
Investing Across a New Inflation Regime
HSBC Asset Management
Research
12 Pages
Key Takeaways
Inflation regime shifts: U.S. PCE inflation has averaged 4.0% since 2021, more than double the 1.8% average across the prior 25 years.
Diversification weakens: Equity bond correlations rise to roughly 0.26 in inflationary regimes versus about 0.07 during growth regimes, reducing traditional portfolio ballast.
Value leads inflation: In 2022, value stocks outperformed growth by around four times, while quality and high dividend yield factors also showed resilience.