Franklin Templeton Institute

This bi-annual outlook survey is designed to give a view across our investment teams. The expectations for 2026 are based on survey results from investment professionals across all asset classes. We also provide our predictions on inflation, recession, asset class performance and more.

Midway through 2026, Franklin Templeton Institute’s Global Investment Outlook framework remains a valuable lens—but the landscape has shifted.

For two decades, the United States consumed and China built. That division of labor has not merely evolved — it has inverted. The investment map drawn for the early 2000s no longer describes the next decade.

Get ready each week with high-conviction insights that go beyond media headlines.

Market leadership has broadened beyond mega-cap tech, but the next phase is likely to reward disciplined, diversified investors, write Chris Galipeau and Lukasz Kalwak of Franklin Templeton Institute.

Stay current with our Institute by following Stephen Dover on LinkedIn where he will be posting his thoughts and comments as well as his Global Market Perspectives newsletter.

Get ready each week with high-conviction insights that go beyond media headlines.

For two decades, the United States consumed and China built. That division of labor has not merely evolved — it has inverted. The investment map drawn for the early 2000s no longer describes the next decade.

Get ready each week with high-conviction insights that go beyond media headlines.

Franklin Templeton Institute’s Kim Catechis applies the concept of “Schrödinger’s cat” to that of the current situation in the Strait of Hormuz.

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

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

For two decades, the United States consumed and China built. That division of labor has not merely evolved — it has inverted. The investment map drawn for the early 2000s no longer describes the next decade.

Franklin Templeton Institute finds valuations across fixed income sectors becoming more attractive, with all-in yields approaching compelling levels—a signal to consider moving from a short-duration bias toward core bond portfolios.

South Korea remains one of Asia’s most compelling equity stories, but it is no longer a simple “buy the index” market, according to Franklin Templeton Institute’s Christy Tan.

For two decades, the United States consumed and China built. That division of labor has not merely evolved — it has inverted. The investment map drawn for the early 2000s no longer describes the next decade.

Get ready each week with high-conviction insights that go beyond media headlines.

Market leadership has broadened beyond mega-cap tech, but the next phase is likely to reward disciplined, diversified investors, write Chris Galipeau and Lukasz Kalwak of Franklin Templeton Institute.

Franklin Templeton Institute investigates the AI investment boom to see if it is following the pattern of other investment waves or if it has distinctive features that can prevent it from going bust.

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.

As AI transforms industries, its massive energy appetite is straining existing infrastructure. Innovative solutions are needed to meet growing demands, driving investments in new energy sources and intelligent grid systems.

For two decades, the United States consumed and China built. That division of labor has not merely evolved — it has inverted. The investment map drawn for the early 2000s no longer describes the next decade.

Franklin Templeton Institute sees attractive opportunities in core bond-plus strategies, supported by elevated yields and resilient credit fundamentals.

Get ready each week with high-conviction insights that go beyond media headlines.

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