FTSD News and Press, Franklin Liberty Short Duration U.S. Government From 05/20/23

2023-05-20 01:00:00 ET Summary Could massive monetary support have softened the deep bear market many expected? It is an interesting question. Particularly given the Fed has hiked rates at one of the most aggressive paces in history. Combined with inverted yield curves, surgin...

2023-05-19 08:55:00 ET Summary Given some large bank failures recently, the Fed must flood the banking system with reserves to prevent a financial crisis. However, doing so may undermine the Fed’s ability to bring down historically high inflation. While monetary policym...

2023-05-18 14:13:00 ET Summary Choppy inflation environment may leave bonds range bound. Rate hikes in Canada & U.S. a possibility in June. Fixed income a potential option for riding out recession. With inflation remaining sticky and the potential for mor...

2023-05-18 03:59:00 ET Summary There has been a lot of discussion in the media about whether the U.S. Federal Reserve can pull off a so-called soft-landing - cooling inflationary pressures without significantly hurting economic growth. The significantly restrictive monetary p...

2023-05-17 14:27:00 ET Summary The impact of aggressive rate hikes on economic growth. Have central banks turned a corner in their fight against inflation? Are central banks still in control of the process as financial conditions tighten? Tightening financial...

2023-05-16 15:00:00 ET Summary Last week, April’s year-over-year export and import prices showed unusually large declines. Export prices declined by 5.9%, on top of another large 4.8% decline in March. Import prices declined 4.8%, matching the March decline. L...

2023-05-16 14:35:00 ET Summary Both the Consumer Price Index and Producer Price Index data for April confirmed that the strong but lumpy disinflationary trend continues. The US is now at a point where the Fed funds rate exceeds inflation. Historically that has signaled the end of ...

2023-05-16 13:45:00 ET Summary Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has set a June 1 deadline for the federal government’s debt ceiling debate. On the other hand, there continues to be no recession in sight, as the Atlanta Fed estimates second-quarter GDP growth at a 2.7% annual...

2023-05-16 13:30:00 ET Summary We continue to view risks to financial markets as being elevated. We prefer companies that are able to generate strong cash flows through the economic cycle and have strong competitive positions in their respective industries. While we have start...

2023-05-16 02:35:00 ET Summary The current economic and investing environment remains one of the most challenging and difficult to navigate in recent times. With inflation and wage growth at current levels, we likely require a material amount of pain to be felt within the equity a...