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A turbulent week in markets as oil surged back above $100, inflation fears reignited, and markets whipsawed between escalation risk and uneasy calm.
Fears of an inflation spike bolster the case for adding equity income exposure to allocations. Conflict in the Middle East has raised the specter of inflation again. As the energy price shock thre...
Markets are pricing in a wider range of scenarios as geopolitics and AI reshape the landscape. Global equities declined during a volatile first quarter as the war in Iran roiled energy markets and...
The reaction to the latest oil price shock provides further evidence that those countries which have taken steps to strengthen their financial position are being rewarded by bond investors.
With oil prices and energy stocks at higher level, how can investors navigate a sector driven by geopolitics and volatility? This month’s Global Equity Pulse reveals why looking beyond commodity pr...
ClearBridge Investments: Energy-driven inflation and geopolitical risk increase the likelihood of higher-for-longer interest rates, which listed infrastructure has several mechanisms for passing th...
In this month’s Allocation Views, healthy earnings growth is disguising a bifurcation that has resulted in particularly challenging earnings expectations for large-cap growth stocks in 2026.
The oil price shock has driven unprecedented moves in European rates since the start of the war in Iran. In the wake of the two-week ceasefire announced on 7 April 2026, this week’s Bond Bulletin e...
Global credit delivered negative returns in March, reflecting a period of spread widening on the back of the conflict in the Middle East and related concerns around oil prices.
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