Insights   |   April 15, 2026

Q2 2026 Investment Outlook & Portfolio Strategy

Read our latest quarterly Investment Outlook and Portfolio Strategy document, providing a financial market recap for Q1 and our outlook for the next 12-18 months.

The Middle East conflict has fanned the flames of geopolitical turmoil across the globe and raised the prospect of stagflation as the fallout from the spike in oil prices risks stifling growth momentum and stoking price pressures.

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