World Federation of Exchanges warns inflation erodes cash savings and urges broader retail access to exchange-led capital markets

The World Federation of Exchanges published a World Savings Day statement warning that inflation can erode the real value of traditional cash savings and arguing that long-term financial well-being requires access to capital markets alongside saving. It reiterated its call for public policy to support the growth of exchanges and cautioned that barriers to capital markets access can limit growth for both enterprises and investors. The release highlights exchange-traded instruments including equities, bonds and derivatives as options that can outpace inflation, describing stocks as a particularly powerful long-term investment in inflationary environments. It also argues that exchange-led markets spread risk in a way that supports financial stability, and directs readers to a related WFE white paper.