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Global Weekly Commentary: Upgrading our broad U.S. stocks view
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Excitement over artificial intelligence (AI) spurred a rally in U.S. tech stocks that buoyed the market in 2023. We’ve said the rally can run for now – and broaden out.
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Weekly Investment Commentary: A valuable earnings season kicks off
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Following last quarter’s strong equity market rally, most sectors are now trading at a valuation premium relative to history.
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Global Weekly Commentary: Geopolitical fragmentation plays out
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Geopolitical fragmentation, one of five mega forces or structural shifts we track, is playing out in recent events in Asia and the Middle East. Yemen’s Houthi militants attacking Red Sea shipping highlights how hot spots can hit supply chains and up production costs.
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Weekly Investment Commentary: When market and election cycles meet
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Our concern about potential risks in the year ahead informs our current equity market views: We suggest focusing less on cyclical exposures in favor of more defensive, less economically sensitive areas.
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Global Weekly Commentary: Why stocks can stay upbeat, for now
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Equity markets – and even the Federal Reserve – have largely embraced the soft landing narrative that inflation will fall to the Fed’s 2% target without a recession.
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Weekly Investment Commentary: Prepare for a plateau, not a plummet, in rates
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Persistently higher-for-longer rates may tempt some investors to plead, “Stop the ride – I want to get off!” But we see investment opportunities that make staying on board a better choice.
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Global Weekly Commentary: Navigating macro currents in 2024
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Risk assets ended 2023 on an upbeat note as the Fed appeared to make a big bet on inflation coming down and growth only gradually slowing. Markets interpreted the Fed's messaging as a green light for aggressive policy easing.
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Global Weekly Commentary: Three 2023 lessons we carry into 2024
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We take three lessons from 2023 to shape our investment approach in the new year. First, markets flipflopping between macro narratives does not reveal new information about where we will end up.
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Flexibility, resilience and opportunity
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Our investment teams share where they see investment opportunities across asset classes in our latest Global Investment Outlook. Is an economic slowdown expected in 2024? Diverse views are presented on interest rates and inflation, investment opportunities, risks, and potential surprises.
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Stabilization might be enough
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In this Allocation Views, our Franklin Templeton Investment Solutions team see recession risks moderating in some developed economies, led by the United States, but still anticipate a period of below-trend growth to continue into 2024.
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Powell pivots policy: moving closer to rate cuts
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Tony Rodriguez summarizes the outcome of the latest U.S. Federal Reserve meeting.
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Weekly Investment Commentary: Time for stocking up on defensive positions
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Three kings who traverse afar, three ships that come sailing in and three spirits on a mission to redeem the miserly Scrooge — ’tis the season of threes.