The ClearBridge Recession Risk Dashboard remains firmly in green expansionary territory; despite AI labor fears, supportive fiscal and monetary policy should power the U.S. economy and corporate earnings in 2026.
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Utilities, Toll Roads Drive Solid Quarter
Q4 2025 Global Infrastructure Value Strategy Commentary
Western Europe was the top-contributing region to Strategy performance, where electric utilities and toll roads contributed strongly.
Emerging Markets Insights
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Semiconductor Strength Drives EM Outperformance
Q4 2025 Emerging Markets Strategy Commentary
The Strategy outperformed the benchmark for the quarter and full year, led by strong contributions from our holdings in Korea, China and Taiwan.
Global Equity Insights
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Improvers Benefit from a Broadening Market
Q4 2025 Global Value Improvers Strategy Commentary
A broadening global rally and improving fundamentals across key holdings supported strong fourth-quarter performance for Global Value Improvers.
Market Outlook
U.S. Equity Outlook: Resilience to Keep Bull Market Intact
Capital spending and a resilient U.S. consumer are expected to sustain double-digit corporate profit growth in 2026, leading to positive yet more modest equity returns.
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Infrastructure Insights
Market Outlook
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Infrastructure Outlook: AI, Decarbonisation and Policy Tailwinds in 2026
Structural tailwinds like decarbonisation, network upgrades and climate-proofing, along with AI’s need for power, are fuelling long-term capital expenditure cycles for infrastructure.
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Infrastructure Insights
U.K. Autumn Budget Is Infrastructure Friendly
The November U.K. Budget offers continued support in terms of pipeline visibility and policy direction, in particular for infrastructure helping the energy transition.
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Australian Equity Insights
Preparing Your Income Portfolio for Shifting Conditions
A customised, actively managed approach to Australian equities—focussed on sustainable dividends, quality, diversification, and franking—can significantly improve income preparedness and reduce the risk of capital or income impairment when conditions change.
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Emerging Markets Insights
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Portfolio Insights
Emerging Markets Equity Outlook: Tides are Turning
Structural market drivers remain, with technology surging on strong earnings, China recovering and India offering long term opportunities.
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Australian Equity Insights
The Emperor's New Clothes
Australia now presents a uniquely attractive value opportunity versus global markets, with passive flows amplifying mispricing and leaving high-quality, cash-generative companies overlooked at a time when liquidity is tightening and discipline matters most.
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Emerging Markets Insights
Portfolio Insights
Under the Radar: Why Now is the Time for Emerging Markets
Structural growth factors such as advancements in technology, compelling relative valuations as well as a stable U.S. dollar enhance the attractiveness of emerging markets.
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Anatomy of a Recession
Market Outlook
U.S. Economic Outlook: Consumer Still Standing, Corporations Healthy
A favorable U.S. policy backdrop should support consumers and businesses, counteracting inflationary and trade risks to keep the current expansion intact.
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