In times of heightened macroeconomic uncertainty such as these, scenario analysis can help investors and advisors understand how return profiles may fare in a range of conditions. This is particularly important as inflation, spiking interest rates and looming recession risks are challenging both short-term and long-term assumptions about markets and the global economy. 

In this resource from the team at ClearBridge Investments, short-term and long-term economic scenarios are examined to test infrastructure's strength amid potential economic regime changes. The analysis indicates that infrastructure returns may demonstrate resilience to several challenging short-term and long-term macroeconomic changes, as tested three key variables: 

• Inflation 
• Real GDP growth
• The change in 10-year nominal bond yields

The performance of infrastructure in the six scenarios covered in this resource represents the value investors may expect from actively managed infrastructure portfolios. 

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