All Commentary articles – Page 9
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White papersGalloping across the digital bridge: Rural Asia’s Fire Horse transformation
For years, the prevailing story about rural Asia was one of a stubborn digital divide; remote villages seemingly stuck far behind the glittering megacities. Today, that story is being rewritten, says Vikas Pershad, Portfolio Manager, Asia Pacific Equities. He reveals how, across Asia’s hinterlands, a digital bridge is rapidly connecting rural communities in ways few imagined possible.
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White papersFive themes shaping global real estate in 2026: European investors’ perspectives
European investors are navigating a more attractive entry point into global real estate as repricing stabilizes and capital markets gradually improve. Structural themes such as logistics demand, demographic shifts, and sustainability are expected to shape allocation decisions heading into 2026.
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White papersThere Will Be NO AI Jobs Apocalypse
Fears of a job apocalypse caused by AI tools are overstated. While there almost certainly will be disruptions to workers, they are likely to be focused on workers with discrete output — operation or work output that results in binary outcomes. Job losses in those segments could be sizable, in our opinion. However, we would expect that job losses in those areas would be replaced by job gains in other sectors.
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White papersCommercial real estate in the age of AI
Artificial intelligence is poised to reshape commercial real estate by increasing demand for data centers, digital infrastructure, and energy-intensive facilities. At the same time, AI-driven analytics could improve property management, leasing strategies, and operational efficiency across real estate portfolios.
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Asset Manager NewsCharter Hall welcomes Amazon to Flagstone Logistics Estate in Brisbane
Charter Hall Group (Charter Hall or the Group) is pleased to announce that it has partnered with Amazon within its Flagstone Logistics Estate (Flagstone or the Estate), joining Bunnings and DATS at the premium industrial & logistics estate in North Maclean, Queensland.
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White papersSeniors Housing Market Perspective
The seniors housing sector continued to post solid revenue and NOI gains through the fourth quarter, extending the upward trajectory established over the past several years. Move-ins once again exceeded resident turnover, driving net absorption to a level nearly twice the long‑term average.
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White papersEssential Housing Research Perspective
Essential housing performance, in aggregate, was modest during 2025. Demand remained positive, albeit slowing throughout the year. New supply seemingly peaked and began to roll off. Overall, average vacancies continued to rise in the EHF segment while average market rent growth decelerated materially.
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White papersThe New Old Cycle
U.S. economic data, delayed by the prolonged fourth-quarter federal government shutdown, are slowly catching up to pre-shutdown release schedules and are revealing a mixed view of overall economic strength.
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Asset Manager NewsPBSA: DEA Capital Real Estate, Invesco Real Estate and Banque des Territoires Joint Venture Accelerates Growth in 2026
Paris, 10 March 2026 – Just over a year after its launch, the platform dedicated to student housing created by DeA Capital Real Estate and Invesco Real Estate, and supported by Banque des Territoires, has reached an important milestone.
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White papersWhy Are Holidays More Expensive?
A Deep Dive for Consumers and Infrastructure Investors
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WebinarPlayback | Implications of US-Israel strikes on Iran
During this webinar, our experts Vincent Mortier, Group Chief Investment Officer, Monica Defend, Head of Amundi Investment Institute & Chief Strategist, and Didier Borowski, Head of Macro Policy Research explored potential scenarios, assessed the outlook for energy markets and inflation, and examined the regional and cross-asset implications for investors.
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White papersFrom Transition to Physical Risk: Rethinking Portfolio Management
Over the past fifteen years, responsible investment has evolved, shifting from broad ESG scores to more granular climate risk management. Transition risk has dominated, with portfolio decarbonization anchored in standardized carbon intensity metrics and, more recently, complemented by measures of green intensity.
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White papersMarket implications amid renewed geopolitical uncertainty
Rising geopolitical tensions are increasing market uncertainty, with potential spillovers into energy prices, inflation expectations, and global risk sentiment.
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White papersReforms and reflation: unlocking Japanese equity upside
The Japanese equity market has underperformed for many years and has traded at a lower price-to-book (P/B) valuation than global peers. This discount has been warranted because return-on-equity (ROE) has been lower, reflecting an inflated denominator: balance sheets are overly large.
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White papersFebruary jobs report: Job losses temper labor market stabilization hopes
The February jobs report highlighted emerging weakness in the U.S. labor market as job losses and slower hiring tempered expectations of a smooth stabilization in employment conditions.
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White papers3 views on the US-Iran conflict
As war in the Middle East escalates, investors are confronted with the reality of a world that is becoming more dangerous. With markets reacting minute by minute to the news, it is helpful to take a step back and consider events in a broader context. With that in mind, three Capital Group investment professionals offer their assessments of the developing US-Iran conflict.
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White papersGeopolitical Risk and Asset Pricing Across Market Regimes
This paper examines how geopolitical risk (GPR) is transmitted across global financial markets by analyzing its effects on equities, sovereign bonds, foreign exchange, and commodities. Moving beyond single-regime and single-dimension approaches, the study adopts a two-regime Markov-switching framework to capture the state-dependent pricing of geopolitical shocks under low- and high-volatility market conditions.
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White papersInvestment Implications of the Iran Conflict
Many investors awoke to the news Saturday that the US and Israel had launched attacks on Iran in what President Donald Trump called “major combat operations” to destroy Iran’s military capabilities and eliminate the threat of nuclear weapons production in the country. Iran quickly retaliated against the strikes, which had resulted in the death of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, by launching counterattacks aimed at Israel and US military installations across the region, marking a sharp escalation in Middle East tensions and sending shockwaves through global markets.
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White papersThe Trump administration’s affordability plan
The Trump administration’s affordability plan aims to address housing cost pressures through supply-focused policies, though its effectiveness will depend on implementation and broader market conditions.
