FTSD News and Press, Franklin Liberty Short Duration U.S. Government From 12/02/23

2023-12-02 01:35:00 ET Summary Money market fund flows have surged recently - as investors sought refuge from economic uncertainty while enjoying elevated yields - and now sit at a record $5.7 trillion. Assets in money market funds have ballooned to a record $5.7 trillion, with in...

2023-11-30 22:15:00 ET Summary All are consistent with the view that the economy is growing at a moderate pace and inflation is fast approaching the Fed's target (indeed, by some measures it is already below target). M2, the most important monetary variable that the world (and the...

2023-11-23 05:30:00 ET Summary Inflation reports from the US, eurozone, and UK suggest that their rate hike cycles may have come to an end. I still expect some volatility, as there is still significant uncertainty around the timing of when rate cuts will begin. All in all, I t...

2023-11-23 01:15:00 ET Summary The most recent U.S. Consumer Price Index (CPI) data for October came in lower than economists’ expectations and showed declines across most categories. With inflation still above the Fed’s 2% target, concerns continue to linger over wh...

2023-11-21 09:48:00 ET Summary From the standpoint of systematic monetary policy, the Federal Funds rate remains below, not above, levels that have historically been consistent with prevailing core inflation, output, employment, and sales. Emphatically, our investment discipline i...

2023-11-21 08:30:00 ET Summary Consumer inflation is fading fast, and producer prices actually declined last month. This means the Fed is done raising key rates. The prices of imports also declined 0.8% in October, which is the first monthly decline since June, giving evidence of ...

2023-11-21 03:24:00 ET Summary The Bureau of Labor Statistics on November 14, remarkably, announced that the US CPI had been unchanged in October (whether seasonally adjusted or not). Contrary to what many economists had predicted, and also contrary to what many Americans still be...

2023-11-19 03:56:00 ET Summary Opportunities in fixed income ETFs. The market impact of the Fed finishing its rate hike cycle. Where the funds are flowing in the ETF space. Recent U.S. inflation data is fueling speculation the Federal Reserve’s hiking cycle ha...

2023-11-18 03:45:00 ET Summary Higher long-term rates are expected to continue weighing on markets in the near-term, with a strong correlation observed between stocks and long-term yields. Factors such as Treasury bond issuance, quantitative tightening, increased volatility, fisca...

2023-11-18 03:15:00 ET Summary For investors, there are a variety of reasons to give thanks this year, including turkey prices that are lower today than they were last year. The US inflation rate peaked over a year ago, and the market expects that Federal Reserve rate hikes are ov...