The U.S. labor market is in heightened focus as a sharp drop in immigration has contributed to slower but also lower churn employment growth, increasing the likelihood of modest interest rate cuts.
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Listen to our latest PodcastThe U.S. labor market is in heightened focus as a sharp drop in immigration has contributed to slower but also lower churn employment growth, increasing the likelihood of modest interest rate cuts.
As valuations have recovered and market expectations have risen, the focus remains on finding idiosyncratic opportunities where structural improvement is underappreciated and can persist irrespective of macroeconomic outcomes.
More...Infrastructure delivered positive returns in August, slightly trailing global equities on a U.S. dollar basis in a month of gains across most equity indexes.
More...Passenger traffic lifted airports, gas utilities benefited from strong fundamentals, while higher bond yields and some idiosyncratic drivers weighed on renewables and communications towers.
More...We remain somewhat defensively positioned with an emphasis on utilities, which have very strong growth profiles, particularly in the U.S., driven by AI data centre power demand, industry decarbonisation and resiliency spending.
More...Global equities delivered mostly positive performance in August, boosted by the prospect of the U.S. joining other developed economies in reducing interest rates.
More...With clarity on tariffs emerging, a major source of macro and market uncertainty is waning. Combined with a tax and fiscal boost from new legislation, corporate animal spirits are poised to pick up.
While we are neutral on stocks near-term due to tariff uncertainty and valuations, multiple catalysts could drive an earnings acceleration in 2026 as current risks dissipate.
More...Positive forces from One Big Beautiful Bill Act passage and future interest rate cuts should soon outweigh negative forces of tariff actions.
Q2 2025 Global Infrastructure Value Strategy Commentary
In Europe, GDP-sensitive toll roads and airports were key contributors, while rate cuts and policy support were positive for utilities.
Q2 2025 Global Infrastructure Income Strategy Commentary
Listed infrastructure was resilient during the market volatility in April, strongly outperforming the broader market, and remained steady through May and June while equities recovered from the selloff.
Q2 2025 Global Value Improvers Strategy Commentary
A weakening U.S. dollar and a repatriation of capital from the U.S. by overseas investors bolstered strong performance in international industrials and IT sectors.