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The Technical Backdrop: When Flows Meet a Hawkish Fed
by Lance Roberts, RIA Here’s the setup most investors are underrating right now. Over the next two weeks,…
The Conviction Gap: What Most Advisor Portfolios Are Missing at the Core
Most advisor portfolios mistake active weight for manager conviction. Franklin Templeton's five-factor core equity suite fixes that, starting with a proprietary conviction signal that extracts what managers actually believe.
The UAE Walks Out: What OPEC's Fracture Means for Oil Prices
Bill O'Grady of Confluence Investment Management argues the cartel's shrinkage sets the stage for a structural bearish shift in crude — once the Strait of Hormuz reopens.
Hormuz Reopening Won't Mean Immediate Normalization
Broken supply chains will need time to heal.
Hormuz: Why Markets Are Shrugging Off The Oil Shock
by Lance Roberts, RIA As of this writing, the Strait of Hormuz remains effectively closed since February 28.…
The Clock Underground
Iran's Oil Fields Face a Damage Threshold That No Ceasefire Can Reverse
TACO Is Off the Menu: DoubleLine's Sherman on Rethinking the Reflexive Buy
Recording on the first day of spring1, with the Iran conflict entering its fourth week, Jeffrey Sherman is…
Hubert Marleau: "Wrap It Up"
by Hubert Marleau, Market Economist, Palos Management The S&P 500 closed at 6373 on Friday with more than…
The Chokepoint That Unmasks Fifty Years of False Security
Carlyle's Jeff Currie and James Gutman argue the Strait of Hormuz closure is not an energy crisis — it is a civilizational stress test. The world, they warn, has never been more exposed.
Economic and market signals stay steady despite oil shocks
by Brian Levitt Chief Global Market Strategist and Head of Strategy & Insights, Invesco Key takeaways Geopolitical risks…
Oil in the Driver’s Seat as Geopolitical Tensions Rise
by Adam Turnquist, Chief Technical Strategist, LPL Financial The market has shifted quickly from concerns about artificial intelligence…
Keeping long-term perspective as the Iran conflict continues
by Brian Levitt, Chief Global Market Strategist and Head of Strategy & Insights, Benjamin Jones, Global Head of…
On My Mind: Iran—Early considerations on market impact
Franklin Templeton Fixed Income CIO Sonal Desai shares her preliminary views on the impact the conflict in Iran will likely have on bond yields, the US dollar and emerging market assets.
The Global Oil Complex and the War of Regime Change
by Hubert Marleau, Market Economist, Palos Management Contrary to adversaries, who called the prediction markets run by Kalshi…
Five trends to watch as US stocks hit a new high
by Invesco Global Market Strategy Office Key takeaways US stocks - The S&P 500 Index closed last week…
What's Going On…With Inflation?
Inflation's trend has been favorable this year, but a growing conflict in Iran—combined with already-imposed tariffs—might put upward pressure in prices later this year.