These assets are most exposed to commodity-fueled inflation

The record surge in commodities has intensified investor angst that inflation could upend what has been a Goldilocks period for many markets.
Don't expect gold to come to the rescue. For Mary Nicola, a portfolio manager at PineBridge Investments, the yellow metal won't work as an inflation hedge in the current environment. | Photo: MICHAEL DALDER/REUTERS / X90041
Don't expect gold to come to the rescue. For Mary Nicola, a portfolio manager at PineBridge Investments, the yellow metal won't work as an inflation hedge in the current environment. | Photo: MICHAEL DALDER/REUTERS / X90041
By Ishika Mookerjee / BLOOMBERG

Global stocks sold off for a second day Tuesday as a Bloomberg gauge of commodities soared to an all-time high, fanning fears of sustained price rises impacting corporate margins, end demand and monetary policies.

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