The ClearBridge U.S. Recession Dashboard remains green, and we continue to believe the economic impacts of the Middle East conflict should be manageable, with further pullbacks buying opportunities.
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Inflation and Higher Rates: What They Mean for Infrastructure
Energy-driven inflation and geopolitical risk increase the likelihood of higher-for-longer interest rates, which listed infrastructure has several mechanisms for passing through to earnings.
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"Real Income" That Can Endure, and Grow, Through Australian Inflation
Inflation persistence and policy uncertainty can reward portfolios that combine diversification with rents or pricing structures that grow faster with elevated inflation.
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Investing Through Disruption Across Infrastructure & Improving Companies
In an increasingly disruptive environment shaped by AI, energy transition, and geopolitical shifts, we highlight two distinct approaches: investing in essential assets with stable and predictable cash flows, and in companies undergoing fundamental improvement as they adapt to structural change.
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Australian Equity Insights
The Best of Both Worlds: Can Fundamentals and Systematic Co-exist in the Next Phase?
As systematic investing dominates portfolios, new risks are emerging. Crowding, correlations and factor reversals are reshaping markets — reinforcing the case for a hybrid approach that combines fundamental insight with systematic techniques to deliver more consistent outcomes across cycles.
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Anatomy of a Recession
The Long View: Climbing the Wall
Given our constructive economic and market outlook, we believe the market will ultimately climb today’s wall of worry higher as several of investors’ leading fears are assuaged.
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Emerging Markets Strategy Commentary Q1 2026
Geopolitical Uncertainty Slows EM Momentum
We believe short-term retrenchment in emerging markets can lead to a more sustainable return environment and better opportunities for active stock picking.
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Global Growth Strategy Commentary Q1 2026
Rate Reversal Rewrites Growth Playbook
Geopolitical shocks stalled global equity momentum, with value holding up much better than growth as inflation risks rose and monetary policy grew hawkish.
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Global Value Improvers Strategy Commentary Q1 2026
Global Improvers Power Energy Independence
We see energy security and independence as multi-decade, secular investment themes creating durable opportunities.
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Global Infrastructure Income Strategy Commentary Q1 2026
Real Assets, Real Resilience
Supply disruptions across key energy and commodity markets in the Middle East highlight the resilience of infrastructure assets.
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Global Infrastructure Value Strategy Commentary Q1 2026
Infrastructure’s Inflation Pass-Through in Focus
Many infrastructure assets operate under regulatory frameworks or long-term contracts that allow inflation and cost increases to be passed through to end users over time.
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Responsible Investing
ESG Investment Commentary Q1 2026
Materiality Drives Stewardship Insights
ClearBridge’s engagement priorities reflect evolving risks and opportunities in decarbonization, climate adaptation, human capital, critical minerals, governance and responsible AI/data governance.
Infrastructure Insights
Why Infrastructure Holds up Amid Middle East Inflation Pressures
Utilities in North America and Europe, pipelines and toll roads are positioned to withstand and grow through commodity-driven shocks such as the current Middle East conflict is creating.
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