Macro

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The Biggest Election Risk: Tunnel Vision
  • 11 hours ago

The 2026 midterms are only one factor impacting your investments this year. Here are strategies for navigating markets during the election cycle.

On the Minds of Investors
  • 21 Jul 2026

Drawing on the depth and breadth of their market and economic expertise, our global macro strategists offer insight into today's big investment themes to enable more confident portfolio decisions.

US-Iran Update—The Map Is Expanding
  • 21 Jul 2026

Western Asset: As US-Iran tensions expand across the region, drawing in additional countries and threatening key strategic waterways, geopolitical uncertainty is widening the range of possible outc...

Uncommon truths: Global Debt Review 2026
  • 21 Jul 2026

After a few years of decline, global debt-to-GDP ratios ticked up in 2025. Gains were concentrated in emerging economies, often from low levels (elevated ratios remain largely a developed world pro...

Beyond US Border: The Case for International Equities
  • 21 Jul 2026

ClearBridge Investments global growth portfolio manager, Michael Testorf explores why now could be a pivotal moment for international equity investors.

Two arguments against 2026 Fed rate hikes
  • 21 Jul 2026

Assessing monetary policy is challenging, but housing and labor market signals suggest little need for Fed rate hikes in 2026.

In Credit Weekly Snapshot – London calling
  • 21 Jul 2026

As Andy Burnham swaps being Mayor of Manchester for UK Prime Minister, how much fiscal wiggle room does he actually have?

Riding the wave up with European levered debt
  • 21 Jul 2026

Explore how investors can capitalize on European real estate's post-correction recovery by choosing levered debt strategies that a...

Europe's Quiet Convergence
  • 21 Jul 2026

The euro area remains a low-growth region, but increasing convergence is making it a more stable and durable monetary union.