FLGV News and Press, Franklin Liberty U.S. Treasury Bond From 07/14/23

2023-07-14 21:43:00 ET Summary Can bonds provide the returns in the second half that were expected in the first? The case for staying the course for fixed income. Why that fixed income strategy may be facing a timing problem. Originally published on July 6,...

2023-07-12 21:12:00 ET Summary The yield curve spread that most accurately forecasts recessions is that between the 10-year Treasury bond yield and the 3-month Treasury bill rate. Fed economists and policymakers are also predominantly Keynesian, so they believe in the Phillips Cur...

2023-07-12 03:30:00 ET Summary The high-yield sector offers attractive absolute and relative return prospects due to resilient corporate fundamentals. Consumers and labor market conditions remain on solid footing. Spreads have mostly widened from the end of 2022 through the en...

2023-07-12 01:50:00 ET Summary ETFs remain a fraction of the total global financial market in both equities and fixed income, ranging from 4.2%-12.6% of equities and 0.4%-2.7% of fixed income assets by region. ETFs represent 12.6% of equity assets in the U.S., 8.0% in Europe, and ...

2023-07-05 13:14:28 ET Franklin Liberty U.S. Treasury Bond ETF ( NYSEARCA: FLGV ) - $0.0607 . 30-Day SEC Yield of 4.02% as of May 31. Payable Jul 10; for shareholders of record Jul 05; ex-div Jul 03. For further details see: Franklin Liberty U.S. Treasury Bon...

2023-07-04 01:50:00 ET Summary The yield curve, as measured by the 2-year note and 10-year note (Treasury yields) have gotten more inverted of late, registering at -106 basis points (bps) at last count. Even at that, many bond experts are saying that we are still in “lucky&...

2023-07-03 18:39:00 ET Summary Growth stocks were the big winners as the market for most of the first half was trying to price in rate cuts before the end of the year. Lower rates are seen as positive for high-multiple growth stocks and with a dash of artificial intelligence throw...

2023-06-29 23:40:00 ET Summary The world is not going through a replay of the 1970s, as there are some critical differences between the current situation and the situation back then. However, this decade’s macroeconomic path probably will have a lot more in common with the ...

2023-06-28 04:52:00 ET Summary Higher for longer interest rates support allocations to high quality fixed income. Equity markets are priced for an optimistic outcome; investors may want to consider steering towards a defensive stance. Trends such as demographics and artificial...

2023-06-27 09:45:00 ET Summary Crude oil prices are expected to soar due to all the uncertainty surrounding new developments within Russia. Since the PPI has been negative for three of the past four months, plus the CPI is expected to plunge in July when the June CPI is announced,...