FTSD News and Press, Franklin Liberty Short Duration U.S. Government From 06/03/24

2024-06-03 15:40:00 ET Summary European government bond yields have swung as markets question how far the ECB will ease policy beyond a first cut expected this week. Even with anticipated rate cuts, we see policy rates in the U.S. and Europe settling at a far higher level than the...

2024-06-03 10:05:00 ET Summary Last week was a volatile one for markets, with big swings in stocks and bonds in a holiday-shortened week. Interest rates shot up 18 basis points on Tuesday and Wednesday and while that didn’t change any trends, it is a pretty big move for a c...

2024-06-03 08:05:00 ET Summary It’s remarkable how strong the US economy has been, given the jump in interest rates. “Annual” returns for various fixed-income asset classes look pretty grim. A flat US jobs market, with a gradually rising unemployment rate ...

2024-06-02 12:17:00 ET Summary Inflation ticked down further in April, according to new data from the Bureau of Economic Analysis. Core inflation, which excludes volatile food and energy prices, has also declined. FOMC members will almost certainly vote to hold their target ra...

2024-05-31 07:15:00 ET Summary The dollar is mostly consolidating yesterday's losses ahead of month-end and the US income and consumption data. The PCE core deflator may have risen by 0.2%, the least this, year, but the year-over-year rate is expected to be steady at 2.8%. The...

2024-05-30 03:42:00 ET Summary Money Supply is a very important indicator that helps show how tight or loose current monetary conditions are regardless of what the Fed is doing with interest rates. Money Supply should dip some heading into the summer before rebounding later in the...

2024-05-27 14:05:00 ET Summary The Q2 ’24 Atlanta GDP Nowcast is projecting mid 3% GDP for the 2nd quarter, 2024. Friday morning, we get Core PCE data for April ’24, and overall April PCE data is expected at +0.2%, while the April Core PCE data is expected at +0.3%. ...

2024-05-27 04:22:00 ET Summary The US economic upturn accelerated again in May after two months of slower growth, with the early PMI data signaling the fastest expansion for just over two years. US business activity growth accelerated sharply to its fastest for just over two years...

2024-05-27 03:32:00 ET Summary Today’s unemployment and inflation environment is a far cry from what it was in the 1980s' stagflationary years. Median stock market volatility in year four of an election cycle is essentially the same as it is in years one and three. Chin...

2024-05-24 00:05:00 ET Summary The current focus of the FOMC is on achieving the inflation mandate rather than the employment mandate. The FOMC is more concerned about the risk of inflation than the state of the labor market. Unemployment remains low and is not a major concern...