FLGV News and Press, Franklin Liberty U.S. Treasury Bond From 08/02/21

Most of the major asset classes continued to rise in July, led by US real estate investment trusts (REITs). US equities continued trending higher. The bull run also persisted for the Global Market Index (GMI) in July. For further details see: Major Asset Classes: July 20...

Just because prices are going up doesn’t mean that inflation is. Inflation, after all, is the rate at which prices are advancing, not the fact that prices are rising in themselves. It makes no sense to claim that transitory includes all versions of the world in which inflation ...

Saying inflation expectations are "well anchored" makes it sound like they can't easily change. The reality is people expect inflation about like the current inflation. Inflation can get into positive feedback loops that are very hard, or impossible, to control. The central banker...

Stocks are expensive, and people aren’t buying because they want to but rather because they feel like they have to. When people say they are panicking into “the market”, what they really mean is they are panicking out of bank deposits or other safe assets. This pa...

Strategas Policy expert Dan Clifton takes us through the packed calendar for 2H21 in Washington. Dan hits on outlook and ramifications for infrastructure spend, tax hikes, inflation, debt ceiling, and more. More Americans are now worried about inflation than unemployment - a sea c...

Franklin Liberty U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:FLGV) - $0.0369. Payable Aug 05; for shareholders of record Aug 02; ex-div Jul 30. For further details see: Franklin Liberty U.S. Treasury Bond ETF declares monthly distribution of $0.0369

This summer has seen a drop in a popular economic indicator: the slope of the yield curve. We look at the potential reasons for that and reckon that concerns, though legitimate, may be overstated. Wait until September to get a clearer read on the curve. For further details s...

We don’t know for sure what the direction of interest rates will be, but they are likely to remain very low or at the present levels. Also, inflation indicators are mixed, and arguments can be made for a rising inflation trajectory that will ultimately lead to higher interest r...

As the world starts to recover from the pandemic, a range of factors are converging to create a new inflationary era. Crucially, the policy regime is changing, driven by the need to respond to emerging social and environmental challenges and help manage record peacetime debt levels. T...

The Federal Reserve left monetary policy unchanged, but there is a subtle yet significant change in the language that hints we are on the path toward a tapering of the Fed’s QE asset purchases. That’s not to say we are going to see an imminent taper. US employment levels...