Impact of Russia-Ukraine war ripples across real assets

Commodities and real estate affected

clock • 4 min read

The Russia-Ukraine war has put additional upwards pressure on inflation, increasing the likelihood that economic growth will slow and that stagflation – historically a strong environment for real assets – may emerge.

The impact of the conflict may spread beyond commodities The commodity supply shock from Russia's invasion of Ukraine has been the main driver behind declining expectations for 2022 global growth. Continental Europe is particularly exposed, as those countries are more reliant than the US or the UK on Russia-Ukraine commodities. Economic sanctions imposed on Russia have isolated the country to some extent, but they may also lead to energy supply disruptions or other supply chain constraints. The war has near- and long-term implications for the global economy and may ripple across real a...

To continue reading this article...

Join Investment Week for free

  • Unlimited access to real-time news, analysis and opinion from the investment industry, including the Sustainable Hub covering fund news from the ESG space
  • Get ahead of regulatory and technological changes affecting fund management
  • Important and breaking news stories selected by the editors delivered straight to your inbox each day
  • Weekly members-only newsletter with exclusive opinion pieces from leading industry experts
  • Be the first to hear about our extensive events schedule and awards programmes

Join now

 

Already an Investment Week
member?

Login

More on Markets

Retail investors back gold to be most valuable asset class

Retail investors back gold to be most valuable asset class

Faith in gold higher than last year

Patrick Brusnahan
clock 20 May 2025 • 1 min read
Plain English Finance's Andrew Craig: Passive zealots fail to see the whole board game

Plain English Finance's Andrew Craig: Passive zealots fail to see the whole board game

Growth and innovation thwarted

Andrew Craig
clock 20 May 2025 • 4 min read
Market Movers blog: 2025's biggest IPO CATL sees shares soar at Hong Kong launch

Market Movers blog: 2025's biggest IPO CATL sees shares soar at Hong Kong launch

Latest news and analysis

Investment Week
clock 19 May 2025 • 1 min read
Trustpilot
Loading page