Investors in This Sector Should Brace for an Emergency Landing

[Inside Wall Street with Nomi Prins]( Welcome to Inside Wall Street with Nomi Prins! It’s the only daily newsletter featuring the insights of renowned author and former Wall Street insider, Nomi Prins. Every day, Nomi shines a light on a massive wealth transfer she calls The Great Distortion. That’s the true cause of the permanent disconnect she sees between the markets and the real economy. And she shares ways you can come out ahead, if you know where the money is flowing. You’ll find all Nomi’s Inside Wall Street issues [here](. If you have questions or comments, send Nomi a note anytime [here]( or at feedback@rogueeconomics.com. Investors in This Sector Should Brace for an Emergency Landing By Nomi Prins, Editor, Inside Wall Street with Nomi Prins I fly a lot. Those of you who have been with Inside Wall Street since the start of this year will know that I pop up in a lot of places and cover many miles. I write many of these pieces on jumbo jets. That’s because I believe that the best way to glean the most accurate information about what’s going on in the country and the world is to be on the ground. That’s the investigative journalist in me. But all around the world, the airline industry is being heavily impacted by the energy crisis I wrote to you about yesterday. I’ll tell you all about that today. Before I do, though, I just want to quickly remind you about my [Running on Empty Summit at 8 p.m. ET TONIGHT.]( I'll be doing a deep dive on the energy crisis… I’ll also reveal my FULL list of the top five sectors that will go down… and the top five that will go up as we head toward winter. [It’s just a few hours away. I hope you can join me](. Now, back to today’s essay about the huge impact rising energy costs are having on the airline sector… how this is likely to get worse as the energy crisis deepens this winter… and what you can do to protect your portfolio. Across the Atlantic and Back in Time My next trip outside of the U.S. will be to the U.K. I spent seven years of my investment banking career as a Senior Managing Director at Bear Stearns in London. I created my own team of 29 incredible analysts there. I’m looking forward to having dinner with some of them while I’m in London next month. There will be drinks and stories! You’ll be seeing my updates from there soon. And I’m happy to say my team here is equally awesome. We’re working on some tremendous analysis and strategies. We’re really pushing the envelope of what people like yourself can access for your own investment portfolios. All that brings me back to one of the sectors that will struggle the most under rising fuel costs – airlines. Recommended Link [Invest Less Than $100… Collect 390% Gain… In 27 Days… (Next Trade Incoming)]( [image]( Trade ONE stock… ONCE per month… and walk away with massive gains? 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This measure was originally supposed to be in place until September 11. But airport management recently extended that until at least the end of October. Back in 2018, the airport regularly had 220,000 passengers arriving and departing every day. But it just doesn’t have enough staff to handle the huge volume of departing passengers anymore. These sorts of occurrences don’t make it easy for people to plan trips. As well as that, airlines are struggling because they have fewer pilots and staff since the pandemic. That’s why they’ve had to cut routes. Adding to travelers’ woes, they are now more likely to face delays or flight cancellations than before the pandemic. And the incidences of delayed or lost baggage have reached epic proportions all over the world. Take a look at what’s happened in the industry here at home during the first five months of 2022. - More than 1 in 5 domestic flights (or 20.1%) were delayed. That’s a 76.3% increase compared to the same months in 2021. Plus, it’s the highest percentage rate of delayed flights since the start of 2014. - Flight cancellations are at their highest rate since 2014. (That’s not including the pandemic lockdown period, which was unnatural, to say the least). In the first five months of 2022, 3.2% of flights were canceled. That’s double the rate of flight cancellations during the same period in 2021. - In May 2022, nearly twice as many passengers had their bags mishandled compared to the same period last year. Plus, passengers were more likely to have their bag damaged, delayed, or stolen. And yet, ticket prices rose… [Featured: If you feel like you’re paying more and getting less, read THIS 👇]( Fares Flying High Raging inflation has touched nearly every economic aspect of our lives. Prices have soared on all goods and services covered by the U.S. Consumer Price Index (CPI). So naturally, air travel costs rose as well. The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics notes that the average cost of a plane ticket in the first quarter of 2022 was 16.9% more expensive than in the same quarter in 2021. The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis tracks factors that contribute to the CPI number. It says airline ticket prices have risen by nearly 28% this past year, far outpacing the rise in average inflation. That’s the largest annual jump in ticket prices since the St. Louis Fed began tracking the CPI in 1989. If you add up all those fares, over the past year, total air travel costs for passengers have risen by an average of about 82.4% globally. Recommended Link [The One Ticker Retirement Plan]( Over the Shoulder Demo Now Available [image]( Market Wizard Larry Benedict crushed the market in 2022. But he hasn’t done it with a “traditional” method… For a limited time, he’s sharing a free over-the-shoulder “demo” of his strategy in action. It takes less than 10 seconds… [Watch it here.]( -- The Number One Airline Problem Since the pandemic restrictions were lifted, travel demand has rebounded, especially in 2022. But airlines have been dealing with the dual problem of worker shortages and a high demand for travel. That’s why they’ve cut flights and jacked up fares. And that would ordinarily mean huge profits for them. But fuel costs account for about 30% of an airline’s total expenses. So the huge spike in fuel costs this year that [I wrote to you about yesterday]( is eating away at much of the airline industry’s revenue. As The New York Times said last month: Airlines’ Challenge Is Cutting Costs, Not Filling Seats Now, the price of jet fuel reached record highs earlier this summer. It dropped back in July. But it has begun to climb again, as you can see in this chart of the Jet Fuel Price Index. [Chart] In fact, it’s now up 95.9% over the last year. And as I discussed in yesterday’s essay, global fuel prices are set to skyrocket this winter. European gas and power prices surged again earlier this month. That’s because Russia said it will halt movement through its key Nord Stream gas pipeline for three days of repairs starting today, August 31. It was also closed for 10 days in July and is operating at about a fifth of its capacity. People fear that Russia could shut off supply entirely as winter approaches. Across Europe, politicians have been warning citizens to brace for a rough winter and an energy crisis. [Featured: Biden: “Liberal World Order” Coming?]( Meanwhile, they’ve been negotiating ways to combat the energy crisis. And the markets seem confident that the European Commission will intervene in energy markets. Gas prices eased off yesterday. But they’re still comparatively high. For example, the Netherlands benchmark price for European natural gas – called Dutch TTF – is still quadruple where the peak values were ahead of the pandemic. And the threat of rising energy prices still hovers as we approach the winter months. With the official start of the winter heating season around the corner, nations are rushing to fill natural gas storage sites. But they remain heavily dependent on Russian fuel. Here at home, U.S. natural gas prices are already up 30.5% relative to a year ago. Earlier this month, they hit 14-year highs. And as I wrote yesterday, if prices spike because of what’s happening overseas, you can bet they will spike in the U.S., too. That’s because fuel markets operate on a global level. All of this will lead to higher jet fuel prices and more pain for the airlines. Recommended Link [Inflation Reduction Act pushing adoption of new fuel stations]( [image]( You can thank record gas prices and runaway inflation… for this new type of fueling station. See why 500,000 new stations are now in the works. [Click here.]( -- What This Means for Your Money The airline sector won’t do well during the energy crisis coming this winter, even if it jacks up fares like it always does. So my recommendation to investors is to avoid the sector altogether. But it’s not just airlines that are feeling the pinch from higher fuel costs. Online retailer Amazon relies heavily on airlines to transport packages. It has already lost over $132 billion this year to inflationary pressures. When you deliver over 4 billion packages to doorsteps across America each year, the cost of fuel plays a huge role in your bottom line. But what if companies like Amazon had a way to eliminate fuel and gas costs altogether? That’s exactly what one small firm has discovered. And right now, you could invest in this company for as little as $1… Tonight at 8 p.m. ET, I will be holding a special energy crisis summit to give you all the details. It’s called the [Running on Empty Summit.]( I’m going to do a deep dive into the energy crisis… and what you can do to prepare your portfolio… And I’ll give you details on the company I mentioned above, and show you how you can invest before the rest of the world catches on to its huge potential… I urge you to sign up so that you can get ahead of this crisis. [To reserve your spot right now, don’t delay, just click here.]( I really hope to see you there! Regards, [signature] Nomi Prins Editor, Inside Wall Street with Nomi Prins P.S. Avoiding airline stocks isn’t the only thing you can do to protect your money right now. At tonight’s [Running on Empty Summit,]( I’ll share my FULL list of the top five sectors that will go down… and the top five that will go up as we head toward winter. [So save your spot now… and be sure to join me TONIGHT at 8 p.m. ET.]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Like what you’re reading? Send your thoughts to [feedback@rogueeconomics.com](mailto:feedback@rogueeconomics.com?subject=Inside Wall Street Feedback). --------------------------------------------------------------- MAILBAG In last [Friday’s mailbag edition]( Nomi wrote about the Fed’s peak-money fabrication mode and the value of the U.S. dollar… and that struck a chord with another reader… I agree that the combination of irrational money printing and supply side restrictions (intentional or unintentional) has led to inflation. Unfortunately, nothing in Powell's toolbox will enable him to overcome the impact of insufficient fossil fuels. Effective green energy is too far in the future and fossil fuels will continue to be needed for the development of green energy. Solar panels must be made and EV's batteries must be charged. Another matter is the U.S. has no plan to recover from the adverse effect of the so called “global economy” which was conceived to maximize manufacturing efficiencies and was driven by corporate greed. I am afraid there is little that Powell can do to stop inflation other than to take a sledgehammer to our economy. There needs to be a legislative process peppered with some (or a lot of) common sense – all of which appears beyond the capability of our elected leaders in Congress. Please keep up the good work. – Anthony M. Have your travel arrangements been impacted this year by rising airline costs? How are you preparing your portfolio for the oncoming energy crisis? Write us at [feedback@rogueeconomics.com](mailto:feedback@rogueeconomics.com?subject=RE: Investors in This Sector Should Brace for an Emergency Landing). IN CASE YOU MISSED IT… [Caught on Camera - Florida man leaves crypto crowd speechless…]( True story. 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