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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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18 Jun 2024

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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30 May 2024

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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15 May 2024

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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22 Mar 2024

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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20 Feb 2024

China in transition presents new opportunities for investors

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For most of the past 40 years, investors, policymakers and interested observers have become used to the idea of China as a fast-growing, emergent economy, well on its way to

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10 Nov 2023

Franklin Templeton appoints Thakshi Wijesundara as Senior Institutional Business Director

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Franklin Templeton has announced the appointment of Thakshi Wijesundara as Senior Institutional Business Director based in Melbourne, Australia. Wijesundara joins the firm from Northern Trust where she was head of

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27 Sep 2023

New investment opportunities arise in the changing inflation and growth climate: Franklin Templeton

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Franklin Templeton, a global investment manager, says that although inflation will continue to be an issue for the next 6–12 months and the global economic recovery is uneven, there are

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22 Aug 2023

Franklin Templeton launches its first alternatives fund for Australian investors

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Franklin Templeton, a global investment manager, is improving access to alternative investment opportunities for Australian retail investors with the launch of its first alternatives fund to the market – the Franklin

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16 Aug 2023

Franklin Templeton boosts alternatives expertise with appointment of senior specialist

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Franklin Templeton has announced the appointment of Chenelle de Rozario Harding as a senior alternatives specialist, based in Melbourne, Australia. Ms Harding, an experienced investment professional, joins Franklin Templeton from Future

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31 Jul 2023

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