FTSD News and Press, Franklin Liberty Short Duration U.S. Government From 05/01/24

2024-05-01 12:30:00 ET Summary Google searches of the term “stagflation” went up dramatically last week, but I don’t believe we’re seeing stagflation in the US. The recovery in eurozone services appears to have legs, in my opinion, as we are finally see...

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2024-04-30 03:10:00 ET Summary Good news is bad news and bad news is bad news... having it both ways. Hints of “stagflation” sends the market into a swoon. More to worry about (or not) in the coming week. What is wrong? I am part of it, although I w...

2024-04-29 15:25:00 ET Summary With the Consumer Price Index touching nine percent in the summer of 2022, fears of a combination of higher inflation and tepid growth mounted. Nothing in the March PCE report gives a strong indication that inflation might be moving in a way that wou...

2024-04-29 12:30:00 ET Summary Stocks may benefit whether the economy and/or inflation exceed or underwhelm expectations. Annual deficits will rise but this may not have as big of an impact on the debt-to-GDP ratio as suspected. Geopolitical conflicts have been a poor predicto...

2024-04-29 10:00:00 ET Summary Interest rates are now at their highest levels since the early 2000s, helping to make bonds more attractive to investors who had been sitting on the sidelines the past couple of years as bonds endured significant volatility. Even with ongoing volatil...

2024-04-27 23:39:00 ET Summary The Personal Consumption Expenditures Price Index, which is the Federal Reserve’s preferred measure of inflation, grew at a continuously compounding annual rate of 3.9 percent in March. Core inflation, which excludes volatile food and energy p...

2024-04-27 22:50:00 ET Summary The first quarter GDP report delivered a one-two punch for markets: slower-than-expected growth and hotter-than-expected inflation. Core PCE through Q1 eased to 2.9% from 3.2% in Q4. Until the year-over-year rates of change in core PCE and core C...

2024-04-27 06:10:00 ET Summary The release of 1st quarter 2024 Gross Domestic Product on April 25th surprised virtually all forecasters. The first three months of 2024 were characterized by a notable deceleration in US economic growth, marking an almost two-year low. Business ...

2024-04-27 05:50:00 ET Summary Quarterly inflation data surprised to the upside and led the market to brace for a very unpleasant MoM print today. Thankfully, it was due to upward revisions, primarily to January, with the March figure coming in line with initial expectations. ...