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.
Peak Rates a Good Sign for Infrastructure
Infrastructure has historically outperformed global equities as interest rates have peaked, something to keep in mind as inflation indicators slow and allow major central banks to end their hawkish positioning and move toward easing.
Read full articlePodcasts
Recorded by our fund managers; they share their views on what’s happening in global economies, the markets and our strategies.
Listen to our latest Podcast
Structural Tailwinds Make Utilities High Income and High Growth
Q2 2024 Infrastructure Income Strategy Commentary: Growing power demand from AI data centres is a positive for both utilities and energy infrastructure.
More...
Rate Pivot Poised to Help Towers and Renewables
Q2 2024 Global Infrastructure Value Strategy Commentary: Increased confidence that we are looking toward a rate-cutting cycle could be the start of the turn for many of our long-duration assets.
More...
Improvers Outperform on AI Demand
Q2 2024 Global Value Improvers Strategy Commentary: The Strategy outperformed its benchmark, as strong stock selection in our industrials and health care holdings overcame detractors in the financials sector.
More...
The Long View: It's All About Perspective
The ClearBridge Recession Risk Dashboard improved to an overall green signal this month with three underlying indicator improvements, supporting our view of continued economic normalisation.
More...
Midyear Equity Outlook: Rotation Seems Inevitable
While second-half profit expectations are likely to be reduced, we believe weakness will be contained, and the U.S. economy will avoid a recession.
More...
Developed Markets Income Strategy June Commentary
Infrastructure and global equities rose in the second quarter, with infrastructure trailing global equities modestly as strength in the utilities sector faded late in the quarter.
More...
Emerging Markets Strategy June Commentary
We remain defensively positioned as impacts of tightened financial conditions are expected to impact the economy and ultimately corporate earnings.
More...
U.K. Water: Flat or Bubbly?
Near-term political volatility could represent a buying opportunity for listed U.K. water utilities, whose spending on improving environmental impacts adds to the bottom line, as investments can earn attractive allowed returns, which translates to better earnings and dividends.
More...
Transports Poised for Delayed Recovery
An extended contraction in U.S. manufacturing activity has left the transports industry mired in a freight recession, yet the emergence of reshoring and improving operating efficiencies leave high-quality operators attractively positioned for an economic recovery.
More...
Global Growth Strategy May Commentary
Growth stocks outperformed value in May, with the main drivers of growth outperformance being U.S. mega cap stocks in information technology (IT) and communication services.
More...
AOR Update: Resilient Economy Gets More Credit
Credit Spreads became the first indicator to turn green this month while Profit Margins improved to yellow, bringing the overall dashboard closer to green.
More...
Introducing Global Growth
In this video, Portfolio Manager, Michael Testorf is joined by Head of APAC Business Development, Matt Bushby to introduce the Global Growth Strategy. Come along as they explore the Strategy and it's objectives.
More...