Beyond Bulls & Bears

Global Economic Perspective: January
Emerging Markets

Global Economic Perspective: January

Perspective from Franklin Templeton Fixed Income Group® US Fundamentals Look Strong Enough to Cope with Higher Rates Bond markets showed little ...

Global Economic Perspective: November
Emerging Markets

Global Economic Perspective: November

Perspective from Franklin Templeton Fixed Income Group® Fundamentals Reassert Themselves Ahead of Likely US Rate Rise Even as the Fed has sought ...

Global Economic Perspective: October
Fixed Income

Global Economic Perspective: October

Perspective from Franklin Templeton Fixed Income Group® US Federal Reserve Continues to Wrestle with Rate-Hike Decision Optimists regarding the ...

Global Economic Perspective: September
Emerging Markets

Global Economic Perspective: September

Perspective from Franklin Templeton Fixed Income Group® US Federal Reserve Moves Toward Gradual Policy Normalization With the US gross ...

Global Economic Perspective: August
Fixed Income

Global Economic Perspective: August

Perspective from the Franklin Templeton Fixed Income Group® IN THIS ISSUE: US Job Figures Strengthen Prospects for Interest-Rate Hikes ...

Global Economic Perspective: July
Fixed Income

Global Economic Perspective: July

Perspective from the Franklin Templeton Fixed Income Group® IN THIS ISSUE US Likely Inching toward Interest-Rate Hike China Intervenes to Prop Up ...

Searching for Natural Hedges Against Interest-Rate Risk
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Searching for Natural Hedges Against Interest-Rate Risk

In the United States, the fixed income story today is a cautionary tale of rising interest rates lurking around the corner. Most investors ...

Global Economic Perspective: June
Fixed Income

Global Economic Perspective: June

Perspective from the Franklin Templeton Fixed Income Group® IN THIS ISSUE US Economy Looking Up Ahead of Possible Fed Rate Hike World Bond ...

Global Economic Perspective: May
Fixed Income

Global Economic Perspective: May

Perspective from the Franklin Templeton Fixed Income Group® IN THIS ISSUE Federal Reserve Grapples with Mixed Data Multiple Central Banks Still in ...

Global Economic Perspective: April
Emerging Markets

Global Economic Perspective: April

Perspective from the Franklin Templeton Fixed Income Group® IN THIS ISSUE Federal Reserve Grapples with Mixed US Data Global Economy Facing ...

Global Economic Perspective: March
Fixed Income

Global Economic Perspective: March

Perspective from the Franklin Templeton Fixed Income Group® IN THIS ISSUE: United States Prepares for Interest-Rate Hikes But Much of the World Is ...

2015 Investment Outlook: US Credit Cycle Tiptoes into Middle Age
Fixed Income

2015 Investment Outlook: US Credit Cycle Tiptoes into Middle Age

In our view, companies' generally slow and steady approach to spending and expanding has delayed the US economy's progression through the credit cycle.