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Global Weekly Commentary: Going granular in DM stocks
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Markets rallied last week from multi-month lows after central banks kept rates steady and signs emerged of slowing U.S. wage growth, highlighting the volatility of the new macro regime. What got lost in the shuffle: Central banks have signaled policy rates are staying high for longer.
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The Fed remains on hold, but proceeding carefully
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Tony Rodriguez summarizes the outcome of the latest U.S. Federal Reserve meeting.
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The case for low volatility and high dividend equities in international markets
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There are reasons to be cautious in many markets, but low volatility and high/sustainable dividend stocks can help mitigate risk while providing income and equity exposure. The Franklin Templeton Investment Solutions Team weighs in.
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Government incentives accelerating the shift to green energy
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Many government policies—both carrots and sticks—are driving the global transition to greener energy systems. In this piece, we compare regulatory sticks, like carbon pricing, with carrots like feed-in tariffs that subsidized solar renewables. We also discuss the role the quickly developing global industrial policy race is playing in catalyzing investments.
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Weekly Investment Commentary: Real estate is yielding opportunities
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Commercial real estate has faced more than its fair share of headwinds since the beginning of the Fed’s current cycle.
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Global Weekly Commentary: An evolving U.S. financial landscape
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The future of finance is one global mega force we see affecting returns.
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Weekly Investment Commentary: Stocking up on defensive positioning
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Global equity markets have produced healthy returns across most regions year-to-date, with particularly strong results in the first half of 2023.
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Global Weekly Commentary: U.S. stocks: selective as earnings stall
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Markets expect a pickup in corporate earnings to start in the Q3 reporting season that gets underway in earnest this week.
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Student of the Market: October 2023
Stay on top of the changing market environments by learning from their historical parallels.
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Weekly Investment Commentary: Passing the torch to a new generation of income
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For investors, the uncertain interest rate and economic outlook heading into 2024 underscores the importance of maintaining a stable source of income with potential downside protection.
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Global Weekly Commentary: U.S. yields: two-way volatility ahead
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We have been underweight long-term U.S. Treasuries since late 2020 as we saw the new macro regime heralding higher rates.
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Weekly Investment Commentary: U.S. equity allocations amid earnings and economic uncertainty
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Thanks in large part to this year’s U.S. equity market rally, the S&P 500 Index’s price/earnings (P/E) multiple has expanded by 6.8% in 2023 through September (based on 12-month forward earnings). The S&P 500 returned 13.1% during this period, with earnings growth expectations up 4.1% (Figure 2).