FTSD News and Press, Franklin Liberty Short Duration U.S. Government From 04/11/23

2023-04-11 11:30:00 ET Summary Deposits at commercial banks fell by nearly $500 billion in the first 12 weeks of 2023. Like all investments that offer a higher yield, liquidity becomes an issue, even if it's marginal. Technology has made money more frictionless for consumers. ...

2023-04-10 11:30:00 ET Summary We upped our overweight of inflation-linked bonds in March to quickly take advantage of the market pricing lower inflation - our new playbook in action. Bond yields rose after data showed a still-tight U.S. labor market. We think that keeps inflation...

2023-04-09 23:56:00 ET Summary As the year progresses, the 2023 outlook has become murkier rather than clearer. The US economy significantly outperformed our expectations in 1Q. We expect policymakers in China to emphasize domestic drivers of demand in their efforts to boost g...

2023-04-09 05:51:00 ET Summary In March, two high-profile implosions at Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank sent tremors throughout the financial sector, reminding markets that the economy remains a complex ecosystem of causes and consequences. In the coming months, we expect m...

2023-04-07 23:30:00 ET Summary The old investment playbook is out and a new regime that considers high inflation and interest rates is in. Recent events in the banking sector around SVB and Credit Suisse have made clear the importance of staying nimble as investors. Our expect...

2023-04-07 10:30:00 ET Summary As a result of decades of globalisation and rising wealth inequality, we may well be entering a new regime - one of higher inflation and higher inflation volatility. These regimes shifts do not occur at once, but over time. Indeed, the past five to 1...

2023-04-06 04:43:00 ET Summary One of the stickier components of recent inflation data has been services inflation. Inflation was a 2021 and 2022 story, but the Fed has been so aggressive with their rate hikes that they’ve now created a tremendous amount of credit risk. ...

2023-04-06 03:53:00 ET Summary For months, I have been pointing to clear signs that monetary policy has become tight enough to make a difference in people's behavior. A pronounced steepening of the yield curve is the market's way of telling the Fed that they are going to have to c...

2023-04-05 15:58:00 ET Summary US total household debt is at $16.5 trillion, including auto loans of $1.6 trillion, credit card debt at $986 billion, and student loans at $1.6 trillion. At current mortgage rates, US households need an income of $86,736 to qualify for the median-pr...

2023-04-05 11:40:00 ET Summary Curve inversion equals pain. The manifestation of that pain is typically a recession, and the antidote is (eventual) rate cuts. A lot of this is now being discounted. Banking sector pain has eased the inversion, but only as more rate cuts are discoun...