Inflation hedge

Japanese: インフレ・ヘッジ(英語表記)inflation‐hedge
Inflation hedge
This refers to investments made to prevent the real value of one's assets from decreasing due to inflation, or the assets that are the target of such investments. Hedges refer to transactions made to protect assets from completely unforeseeable risks. Households usually hold a large portion of their assets in financial assets with fixed interest rates, such as time deposits. Therefore, if unexpected inflation occurs, the real interest rate generated by these fixed-interest financial assets will decrease by the amount that the principal depreciates due to inflation.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:
インフレーションにより自分の資産の実質価値が減少することを防ぐために行う投資,あるいはその対象になる資産をさす。ヘッジとは,完全に予見できないリスクから資産を守るために行う取引を意味する。 家計は,資産のかなり大きな部分を,定期預金などの金利が固定されている金融資産で保有しているのがふつうである。そこで,もし予期しないインフレが起こった場合,元本がインフレにより減価する分だけ,こうした固定金利金融資産の生む実質利子率は低下してしまう。

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