Perspectives
Stay up-to-date with the current investment and macroeconomic issues at ClearBridge Investments. We provide analyses of the themes and trends which lie at the heart of your investment challenges.
U.S. Cedes Leadership in Global Rotation
Q3 2024 Global Growth Strategy Commentary: The Strategy underperformed in an environment favoring value and international shares primarily due to weakness among our U.S. holdings.
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Broadening Market Lifts Infrastructure
Q3 2024 Global Infrastructure Value Strategy Commentary: The defensive and income-producing qualities of infrastructure should continue to become more apparent and reflected in market pricing.
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Infrastructure Outpaces Equities in Market Rotation
Q3 2024 Infrastructure Income Strategy Commentary: A market rotation to a mixture of defensive, commodity- and rate-sensitive securities benefited listed infrastructure.
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AOR Update: Election Themes and Investment Implications
Election outcomes will determine government policy across four key areas impacting the economy and equity markets: taxes, regulation, trade and fiscal spending.
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Valuation of Infrastructure Assets Q3 2024
In our latest Valuation update, Portfolio Manager, Simon Ong, discusses the contributors to infrastructure returns in the third quarter of 2024, and weighs in on the factors impacting different infrastructure sectors across the globe.
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The Long View: Stick the Landing
A healthier U.S. economy, the start of a rate cutting cycle and aggressive Chinese stimulus all improve the chances of a soft landing.
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Global Value Improvers Strategy September Commentary
September was a positive month for global markets, as the beginning of the rate cut cycle in the U.S., news of upcoming Chinese stimulus and a broadening of market leadership helped bolster global equities broadly.
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Developed Markets Infrastructure Income Model September Commentary
We remain defensively positioned as impacts of tightened financial conditions continue to impact the economy.
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Emerging Markets Strategy September Commentary
China’s bazooka stimulus package symbolised a turning point of growth narrative of emerging markets.
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Governance Reforms Power Japan Forward
A new emphasis on corporate governance has helped to revitalise the Japanese market by improving corporate profitability and shareholder engagement while better integrating sustainability disclosures.
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AOR Update: Two Steps Forward, One Step Back
The ClearBridge Recession Risk Dashboard has seen a shift with Jobless Claims improving to green, a development inconsistent with substantial deterioration in the labour market.
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Listed Infrastructure Powers AI - And Vice Versa
The potential of AI and data growth to drive significant infrastructure investment represents an emerging long-term thematic driver for the listed infrastructure asset class.
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