Franklin Templeton appoints Rebecca Morgan as Sales Director

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Franklin Templeton has appointed Rebecca Morgan to the position of Sales Director responsible for key intermediary relationships and driving sales growth predominantly across Victoria. “We are thrilled to have a

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Franklin Templeton reveals the data that will signal the future path of Fed interest rate cuts

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At the recent US Federal Reserve’s (Fed’s) 2024 Jackson Hole Economic Policy Symposium, Fed Chair Jerome Powell stated that the US labor market is no longer overheated. Powell also noted

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Franklin Templeton assesses medium-term outlook for growth, earnings, interest rates and valuations

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Stephen Dover, Head of Franklin Templeton Institute, believes that it makes sense to step back from current conditions and assess the medium-term outlook for growth, earnings, interest rates and valuations,

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Where in the world should investors look for earnings?

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Stock prices move in concert with earnings over time. For the past decade and a half, the MSCI USA Index has produced the strongest earnings growth on the planet. From

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Consider this: “It’s all too much”—UK snap elections

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There is a feeling of cautious optimism in the United Kingdom ahead of the election in July, says Franklin Templeton Institute Investment Strategist Kim Catechis. The Beatles’ George Harrison wrote

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Franklin Templeton’s second-half outlooks for equities and fixed income investments 

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Franklin Templeton’s specialist investment managers provide their outlooks on Central Banks, the global economy and key asset classes for the second half of 2024. They include insights from the following

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Two driving forces will continue to push higher long-term real interest rate

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According to Franklin Templeton Fixed Income CIO Sonal Desai rising investment and persistently loose US fiscal policy are simultaneously pushing in the direction of higher long-term real interest rates. “While

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Now is the time to re-evaluate investment portfolio positioning

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The start of 2024 has caught many investors off guard. Resilient US growth and inflation have defied expectations, leading to higher bond yields and a surging US dollar. Equities have

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Bank of Japan—A “watchful” adjustment

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The Bank of Japan (BoJ) raised interest rates for the first time since 2007 and has eliminated the yield curve control framework. Franklin Templeton Fixed Income Economist Rini Sen expects

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Fed’s sticky wicket as investors brace for more volatility

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Franklin Templeton’s Fixed Income Chief Investment Officer Sonal Desai says January inflation print confirms that the “last mile” of disinflation may prove to be a lot harder than markets expect,

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