Fixed Income

Investment analysis for yield and duration-focused investors

4Q'2026 Outlook | Switching Lanes
  • 19 hours ago

Global growth remains resilient as 2026 enters its final quarter, supported by artificial intelligence (AI) investment and reshoring. However, elevated energy costs are keeping inflation persistent...

Today's Options Market Update
  • 06 Oct 2026

Today's September jobs report showed 254,000 positions added, way above the 140,000 analysts had expected. Treasury yields and stocks jumped on the news as recession fears receded.

Navigating the rate repricing: European short-term high yield
  • 06 Oct 2026

With inflation sticky, interest rates rising and volatility elevated, investors could consider short-term European high yield

Sector Views: The Select Search for Income
  • 06 Oct 2026

Attractive yields support income opportunities, but tight credit spreads call for selectivity. Franklin Templeton Fixed Income believes investors may favor high-quality, short- to intermediate-matu...

Anchored by Income: The Resilience of Broadly Syndicated Loans
  • 06 Oct 2026

Contractual income, a deep and stable institutional investor base and diversification benefits have helped loans deliver resilient performance across a wide range of market environments, reinforcin...

Stocks Up on Oil Ahead of Fed Speakers, Auctions
  • 06 Oct 2026

Major indexes built on Monday's strength early, lifted by falling oil prices and a slight yield dip. Several Fed speakers are scheduled, along with a 3-year Treasury note auction.

Core Score: Turning Credit Insights into Potential Alpha
  • 06 Oct 2026

AB’s dynamic scoring model serves as a barometer of relative return potential across credit markets.

Market Mechanics | Central Banks: The New Old Normal
  • 06 Oct 2026

What feels like a regime shift may in fact be a return towards normality, with higher yields, greater uncertainty and more freedom for markets to set prices. For relative value investors, that coul...

Private Credit Has a Sector Allocation Problem
  • 06 Oct 2026

Similar loan spreads mask differences in private credit sector risk. SEC filings can help investors benchmark their risk and make deliberate allocation choices.