Beyond Bulls & Bears

High Yield in View: Automobiles and Semiconductors
Fixed Income

High Yield in View: Automobiles and Semiconductors

COVID-19 caused ripple effects throughout many industries and sectors, including automobiles. An already-challenging lockdown environment that forced vehicle production shutdowns also saw shortages of parts—namely semiconductors—which continue to linger. Franklin Templeton Fixed Income Analyst Aleck Beach outlines the implications for investors.

Fed Gives US Interest Rates Another Bump in June
Fixed Income

Fed Gives US Interest Rates Another Bump in June

The US Federal Reserve continued its tightening path at its June policy meeting, raising its benchmark interest rate for the second time this year and seventh time since December 2015. Chris Molumphy, chief investment officer, Franklin Templeton Fixed Income Group, offers us a snapshot of the US monetary policy landscape in the wake of the meeting.

A More Accommodative Fed
Fixed Income

A More Accommodative Fed

The US Federal Reserve didn’t find a compelling reason to raise interest rates at its March policy meeting, maintaining its benchmark short-term ...

This Is Not 2008
Emerging Markets

This Is Not 2008

Michael Hasenstab, CIO of Templeton Global Macro, says many market watchers are panicking like it’s 2008 again—in the throes of financial crisis. ...