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Consider This: Hungary—The most meaningful election of 2026 so far
  • 15 Apr 2026

Reflections on the implications of the Hungarian election from Franklin Templeton Institute’s Kim Catechis.

Navigating Japan Equities: Monthly Insights from Tokyo (April 2026)
  • 15 Apr 2026

This month, we assess how energy-related geopolitical risk could influence the BOJ’s path towards monetary policy normalisation and affect Japan’s nascent wage-led recovery.

Off the record, on the road: Our CSO’s latest private markets insights
  • 15 Apr 2026

IFM Investors' Luba Nikulina discusses new research proposing policy reforms to unlock private pension capital for US infrastructure, drawing on decades of Australian investment experience.

Q2 bond market outlook for ETF investors
  • 15 Apr 2026

Amid renewed inflation risks, stagflation signals, and higher-for-longer rates, our Bond Market Outlook explores how income can drive returns and buffer volatility.

Q2 2026 Investment Outlook
  • 14 Apr 2026

A harder path to read

In Credit Weekly Snapshot – Rock the boat
  • 14 Apr 2026

With the US now enforcing closure of the Strait of Hormuz, what will it mean for credit markets? Read on for a breakdown of fixed income news across sectors and regions.

UBP Weekly View - Fragility persists in the Middle East
  • 14 Apr 2026

Following the announcement of a two-week US–Iran ceasefire on Tuesday, 7 April, risk assets were supported by the perception that the worst may have been avoided.

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Japan Investment Commentary and Market Outlook March 2026
  • 14 Apr 2026

Japanese equities declined sharply in March as heightened geopolitical tensions in the Middle East drove a renewed...

On My Mind: The $ is dead, long live the $
  • 14 Apr 2026

Franklin Templeton Fixed Income CIO Sonal Desai shares her perspective on the US dollar. She believes any recent weakness should be understood as cyclical rather than structural because the dollar’...