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Investment Insight: Positioning for Inflation Protection (PDF, 113kb)
August 2009
The Franklin Templeton Fixed Income Group takes a look at the largest and most liquid segment of the global inflation-linked bond market, U.S. Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (TIPS), and highlights important points of consideration to investing in the asset class as well as other factors that are currently driving the sector.
Shifting Policy Responses and Implications for Global Bond Investing (PDF, 98kb)
June 2009
This is a summary of a recent conference call featuring Michael Hasenstab. On the call, Dr. Hasenstab covered the following topics: government policy responses; currency opportunities; interest rate opportunities; and sovereign credit opportunities.
Investment Insight: Opportunities and Obstacles in the Leveraged Loan Market (PDF, 86kb)
June 2009
The Franklin Floating Rate Debt Group discusses recent events within the Bank Loan marketplace and provides a synopsis of factors which are currently impacting the asset class.
Short-Term Volatility, Long-Term Potential (PDF, 95kb)
February 2009
This piece offers the perspective from the FTFI Global Bond Plus team on the recent volatility and market distortions and provides the team's view on how, over the medium term, these market distortions will normalize and create the potential for good buying opportunities.
2008 Market Review and Investment Perspective (PDF, 326kb)
December 2008
Senior executives of FT Fixed Income, Templeton Global Equity, and Templeton Emerging
Markets portfolio groups offer their views on investment conditions during 2008 and the year ahead.
Recent Illiquidity in the U.S. Fixed Income Markets (PDF, 169kb)
November 2008
This month the Franklin Templeton Fixed Income Group offers a brief synopsis on the illiquidity problem currently impacting the U.S. fixed income markets, particularly high-quality issues and money markets.
A Perspective on India (PDF, 92kb)
September 2008
This piece provides a perspective on India by examining the Indian economy, corporate India, and investment outlook.
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