Asset Allocation Outlook Q2 2026: Beyond The Conflict

2026-04-29 09:10:00 ET

By Joe Amato and Jeff Blazek

Executive Summary

Looking through the significant near-term disruption of the Middle East conflict, the Asset Allocation Committee retains its broadly constructive medium-term outlook on growth and risk assets. In a more complex investment environment, traditional diversifiers have not performed as expected, policy expectations have repriced, and war-driven fiscal and inflation pressures have pushed government bond yields higher. The range of potential outcomes is wide, yet the structural case for selective exposure to risk assets remains intact, with the Committee upgrading segments where valuations and themes are compelling and trimming where the risk-reward has become harder to justify....

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