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Macro
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Jurrien Timmer: Found in Translation
by Jurrien Timmer, Director of Global Macro, Fidelity Investments Spontaneous friendships in Tokyo It’s week two of my…
Macro outlook: Growth hinges on Iran war, AI rollout
by Darrell Spence, et al., Economist, Capital Group KEY TAKEAWAYS AI and the Iran war are pulling the…
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 ETF Market Has Quietly Rebuilt Itself Around 2022's Wreckage. RBC's Valerie Grimba Explains What Advisors Are Missing.
The 60/40 portfolio didn't just underperform in 2022. It failed on its own terms. Both legs went down…
The Clock Underground
Iran's Oil Fields Face a Damage Threshold That No Ceasefire Can Reverse
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.
The Order Is Rapidly Fadin’
by Ed d'Agostino, COO, Mauldin Economics Every so often, a single word surfaces and cuts through the noise. If…
Global Macro Insights: August 2025
Will the US dollar continue to weaken? Templeton Global Macro explores the global market and investment implications if the dollar’s decline continues.