June 16, 2026

Asset Allocation Insights - June 2026

Quarterly report

AI capex is fuels economic growth and drives equities to new highs, but high fuel prices risk demand destruction. Energy security has become economic security.

Key highlights:

  • Equity markets are at all-time highs, but AI is the only story in town
  • Forward-looking growth measures are declining, with inflation expectations elevated
  • But value matters and valuations are looking more reasonable
  • Taiwan overtakes China as the largest market in the FTSE Emerging Index
  • Energy security is a requirement for economic security
  • Correlations sharply higher; allocators need to think harder about diversification

Published quarterly, this report covers:

  • Key macroeconomic influences and their implications for financial markets
  • Core drivers across asset classes – and what they are indicating
  • Cross-asset analysis – expectations, risk premiums, return and risk, correlations and more · Implications for asset allocation and portfolio construction
  • Market analysis provided exclusively via our indices, and LSEG and Lipper fund flows data – enabling apples-to-apples comparisons across asset classes and global markets

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