Outlooks – Page 39
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China stocks rally on property support and Biden-Xi meeting
Investor appetite for shares and bonds has recovered following news Beijing is ramping up support for the real estate sector.
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FTX fallout and the future of digital assets
The FTX fallout is creating a reckoning in digital assets and cryptocurrencies. However, there are three takeaways from this event that point toward continued progress for the industry, according to Franklin Templeton Head of Digital Assets and Industry Advisory Services Sandy Kaul.
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Fed hikes by a little less, but promise more to come
After hiking its policy rate by 75 basis points at each of the prior four meetings, the Fed took its foot off the brakes a bit, raising rates by only 50 basis points at its final meeting of the year. Inflation concerns remain, despite a string of softer data, but risks to higher prices and slower growth now appear more balanced than they have for several years.
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2023 digital assets outlook: Poised for growth
Digital Assets are poised to continue growing as more businesses adopt these new technologies, more regulations push forward to protect consumers, and more investors deepen their understanding of the industry. Roger Bayston shares his 2023 outlook.
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ESG Viewpoint: Biodiversity Best Practice and Engagement Approach
Nature loss poses financially material risks for asset managers. We explain how biodiversity risks can be assessed, outline our approach to engaging with businesses on the topic and detail our best practice framework.
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Global Investment Outlook: Finding opportunities in 2023 after a (un)forgettable market year
In this Global Investment Outlook, our investment teams offer their perspectives and, most importantly, their key investment opportunities for 2023. The silver lining from 2022’s difficult markets appears to be an improved potential for long-term returns, and the return of diversification within multi-asset portfolios.
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EM equities: Three things we are thinking about today
China reaches an inflection point.
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U.S. markets outlook for 2023
The S&P 500 Index recorded its worst year in more than a decade in 2022, falling 13.1% through to 30 November. And investors face more market volatility in the year ahead as the macroeconomic environment poses headwinds for many companies.
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2023 US investment grade credit outlook: Fixed income is finally delivering income!
Franklin Templeton Fixed Income: Investors can play both offense and defense through their allocations to US investment-grade corporate bonds.
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Can impact strategies realise financial and environmental goals?
A growing number of investors are looking to incorporate ESG-focused investments into portfolios, and the market for environmentally themed impact investing continues to grow. However, many institutional investors remain unsure of how to best incorporate environmental targets into investment models.
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Themes for thought: responsible investment in 2023 and beyond
Many responsible investment funds struggled in 2022 due to low exposure to gas and oil and a quality bias, but says Claudia Wearmouth, the investment case remains intact and responsible investing is now mainstream investing.
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Facing a less global globe: the next decade
The world economy as we know it has been shaped by several waves of globalisation. In the latest part of our series “The Next Decade”, we explore their origins and the forces that are bringing the third wave – and its lower inflation – to an end. What can we expect from this shift?
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Looking ahead: U.S private credit in an age of scarcity
For over a decade, including through COVID-19, the tide of capital has flowed mostly in one direction: into markets. That’s because since the Great Recession of 2008, the U.S. Federal Reserve has kept interest rates low. Public credit, both loans and bonds, benefited from this support. But as we look ahead to 2023, it is important to shift our gaze and examine the impact of rate hikes and quantitative tightening on capital markets and private credit.
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2023 Investment Perspectives
M&G’s Chief Investment Officers share their perspectives on the key themes influencing financial markets for 2023. With major central banks raising interest rates to control high inflation and worries about the global economic outlook growing, there are plenty of uncertainties for investors to navigate. However, are there also grounds for optimism?
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No more bad news should be good news in 2023
After a dismal year for markets, William Davies gives his thoughts on risks and opportunities in the market as we head into 2023. While there is plenty to be cautious about, a repeat of 2022 seems unlikely.
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Bullish on bonds in 2023
The next 12 months are poised to be a comeback year for fixed income, says Gene Tannuzzo, with a focus on quality and credit selection critical to achieving the desired outcomes.
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Long-term capital market expectations: Brighter times ahead
Franklin Templeton Investment Solutions capital market expectations (CME) are designed to provide annualized return expectations over a longer-term horizon, typically viewed as 10 years.
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Here’s How You Can Strike Like Messi or Ronaldo in Qatar’s World Cup
Find out more about the potential opportunities in metaverse technologies, where 5G is key a player.
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2023 multi-asset outlook: Harnessing the power of duration
Yield is set to be a more important component of total return for investors during the next few years, according to Franklin Income Investors.
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2023 global macro outlook: Looking toward a non-dollar asset recovery
Templeton Global Macro: The greatest areas of value in sovereign bond markets may be found in non-dollar assets, especially in Asia and specific local-currency emerging markets.