Insights

In this article, we look at the impact of the first US-Chinese trade war in 2017-19, the tariff proposals in the current US election campaign, and their potential impact on global infrastructure stocks and sectors, both in the short term and over the longer term.

With so much to report from the trip, we split our insights into two parts. In part 1 of this piece, we highlighted some interesting political themes and observations from the trip that have influenced our ongoing investment in the region. In this second part, we explore the state of play for economics and infrastructure, as well as our portfolio positioning in LatAm.

This is the 17th in our series of Trip Insights, where we share our travel experiences. It follows a trip taken by Sarah Shaw, Global Portfolio Manager, to Latin America.

In financial markets, there’s always something to worry about.

After a slew of favourable economic data points over the past several months, global central banks appear to be at the beginning of an interest rate easing cycle.

In July, U.S. small-cap stocks outperformed their large-cap counterparts by a historically significant margin, catalysed by a cooler-than-expected US inflation read.

This is the 16th in our series of Trip Insights where we share our travel experiences. It follows Peter Aquilina, Portfolio Manager - Sustainability, as he travels through San Diego, Houston, Tulsa, Los Angeles, West Palm Beach, New York and New Jersey, meeting with management teams from tower communication companies, oil/gas midstream companies and regulated utilities.

Since the global financial crisis, most western economies have relied on central bank policy to manage both inflation and employment.

Over the past 24 months, most investors and commentators were ambushed by the resilience and strength of the Australian housing market. Despite prophecies of doom, values have held up in the face of the significant interest rate hiking cycle.