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Kevin Warsh is US President Trump’s pick to head the Federal Reserve, and Franklin Templeton Institute explains what to expect from his leadership.

Franklin Templeton Institute considers potential implications for trade and markets following President Trump’s recent threats to increase tariffs on Canadian goods coming into the United States.

Franklin Templeton Institute offers this quick take on potential market impacts of President Trump’s Davos comments and pending US Supreme Court cases.

With multiple stock indexes near record levels, the potential for broadening momentum suggests it may be time to think about diversifying into asset classes that have started to rally more recently.

With Fed rate cuts seen as a strong possibility heading into year-end, Franklin Templeton Institute explores the performance of global equities and fixed income during the resumption of Fed easing—and what investors need to know.

With Fed rate cuts seen as a strong possibility heading into year-end, Franklin Templeton Institute explores how stock and bond markets have performed during the resumption of Fed easing—and what investors need to know.

Geopolitical tensions have escalated following President Trump’s renewed intent to acquire Greenland. Franklin Templeton Institute’s Kim Catechis explores the implications.

The US action in Venezuela opens up a complicated chapter ahead involving potential debt restructuring, energy and mining development, and geopolitical negotiation.

Beneath the daily headlines, powerful long-term forces are changing societies, driving technology and compelling geoeconomic logic to shape our future world. Learn about Deep Water Waves in this update to our multi-year series.

Franklin Templeton Institute’s latest Winds of Change paper reveals how profound shifts in monetary and fiscal policy are reshaping fixed income markets, uncovering opportunities and demanding a more diversified strategy.

After a cordial and apparently agreeable meeting, the Trump-Xi summit in Busan, South Korea, concluded without a formal announcement. However, Franklin Templeton Institute believes some emerging details suggest tangible progress.

Franklin Templeton Institute explores “bull steepening” in the Treasury yield curve—and the investment implications.

In our latest "Alternative Allocations" podcast episode, we sit down with Paul Jodice, Co-Head of Morgan Stanley's GIMA team, to explore crucial shifts they’ve adopted to meet the needs of advisors and the strategies advisors are seeking today.

The "Alternative Allocations" podcast is celebrating its two-year anniversary. Join us as we look back at our journey and reveal the top 10 episodes from our first two seasons.

Franklin Templeton Institute’s Tony Davidow outlines why he believes private markets are uniquely suited for today’s market environment and can add value to traditional portfolios.

Highlights on the credit environment and the shifts taking place from a conversation with our investment professionals from Franklin Templeton Fixed Income, Western Asset, Putnam, Brandywine and Benefit Street Partners.

With the escalation of military conflict between Israel and Iran, investors are guardedly watching the events, which still have the potential to spread, impact Mideast energy supplies, and increase global economic uncertainty. To address those concerns, Lawrence Hatheway, Global Investment Strategist at Franklin Templeton Institute, moderated a discussion with some of our investment professionals with expertise in the region to hear their thoughts on possible effects on global financial markets.

Traditional asset allocation following the global financial crisis largely worked because record accommodative monetary policy rewarded risk assets of nearly any kind, but investors may need a far more robust approach today.