FTSD News and Press, Franklin Liberty Short Duration U.S. Government From 06/29/24

2024-06-29 03:50:00 ET Summary The United States experienced a mild deflation in May, according to new data from the Bureau of Economic Analysis. PCEPI, which is the Federal Reserve’s preferred measure of inflation, grew at a continuously compounding annual rate of -0.1 per...

2024-06-29 03:10:00 ET Summary The Federal Reserve’s favoured measure of inflation came in at just 0.1% MoM, offering hope that the first quarter “hot” prints are firmly in the rear-view mirror. US consumer spending is also slowing, with first quarter growth s...

2024-06-28 05:40:00 ET Summary Today, the economy is once again functioning normally, growing at about a 2% pace. The big inflation episode is essentially over, but the Fed is once again slow to figure this out, and thus reluctant to lower interest rates. Currency is a good pr...

2024-06-28 03:40:00 ET Summary Money Supply is a very important indicator. It 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...

A look at the top 10 most actives in the United States Faraday Future Intelligent Electric Inc. (FFIE) rose 20.9% to $0.5541 on volume of 173,316,620 shares Assure Holdings Corp. (IONM) rose 114.1% to $0.496799 on volume of 118,668,589 shares NLS Pharmaceutics Ltd. (NLSP) rose 67.6% to $0...

2024-06-26 09:25:00 ET Summary Rates won’t come down as quickly as some had hoped, according to our CIO, William Davies, but further gains for equities are still possible this year. Heading into the second half of the year, we’re likely to see further divergence in c...

2024-06-26 02:20:00 ET Summary Growth peaked on a quarter over quarter seasonally adjusted annual rate in Q3 last year at 4.9%. One area of uncertainty is the spend rate for the IRA and CHIPs Act. While we believe the current administration will keep spending high through the elec...

2024-06-25 15:00:00 ET Summary The economy clearly has slowed since the fourth quarter of 2023. Real GDP growth was only 1.3% in the first quarter of 2024, down from 3.4% in Q4 2023. Despite the slowing economy and lack of signs of a recession, the inflation story has clearly turn...

2024-06-25 02:40:00 ET Summary The big news last week was that the Commerce Department reported that retail sales rose by only 0.1% in May, below the analysts’ consensus estimate of 0.3%. Like the G7 conference in Italy, the recent Ukrainian peace conference in Switzerland ...

2024-06-19 07:45:00 ET Summary What happens to markets if the Fed doesn't cut this year? Market outlook if Fed becomes more cautious. Risk management and the markets. Markets have been pushing to new highs amid signs that U.S. inflation is moving in the right...