FTSD News and Press, Franklin Short Duration U.S. Government ETF

2026-07-11 03:10:00 ET Pay more attention to the bond market than the stock market. That is advice we have been giving our clients for years now. In the world of anthropomorphic Wall Street imagery, the stock market – the fabled Mr. Market of Warren Buffett-speak – is an e...

2026-07-11 01:35:00 ET Global growth begins to broaden Markets balanced renewed geopolitical tensions this week against an economic backdrop that continues to demonstrate resilience.... Read the full article on Seeking Alpha For further details see: Growth Broadens A...

2026-07-10 10:35:00 ET War-related inflation risk appeared to be easing when the US and Iran signed a ceasefire three weeks ago, but new military strikes in the Gulf region this week from both sides highlight and strengthen the uncertainty around the outlook. Markets aren’t yet f...

2026-07-10 07:30:00 ET The NFP report for June came in at a disappointing 57k net new jobs created. That was less than the downwardly revised 129,000 jobs added in May and worse than the 115,000 Dow Jones consensus forecast. Revisions slashed 74k jobs from the original May and April rep...

2026-07-09 11:15:00 ET By James Knightley , Chief International Economist Oil remains below its peaks, easing inflation and supporting consumers While we had argued that the United States' energy independence meant it was more insulated than most from the economic pain c...

2026-07-09 03:20:00 ET ... Read the full article on Seeking Alpha For further details see: Global PMI Shows Inflation Rates Peaking Amid Lower Oil Prices

2026-07-06 13:54:00 ET The June payroll data released a few days ago bolsters the thesis that jobs growth is picking up. Jobs growth is still modest by historical standards, but it is improving, not deteriorating, and that is significant.... Read the full article on Seeking Alpha ...

2026-07-06 13:24:00 ET By Padhraic Garvey , CFA, Regional Head of Research, Americas The Fed to hold for the rest of 2026 It is a very close call whether the Fed will hike rates this year, but on balance, we think it will instead choose to look through a near-term energy...

2026-07-06 12:04:00 ET By Mike Larson Mike Larson: Jim, thanks for taking some time out to talk here. It's amazing. Here we are closing out the first half of 2026 and crazy markets, a lot of different assets doing all kinds of things in the first six months of the year. So, ...

2026-07-06 10:55:00 ET The Iran war appears to be over, or so the ongoing ceasefire suggests. The oil market is certainly leaning into that view: the price of crude has dropped sharply in recent weeks and begins trading this week at around $70 a barrel for the U.S. benchmark, marking a ...