Western Asset Fixed Income
July FOMC Recap—More Bark Than Bite?
July 30, 2026
The Fed held rates steady today as Chair Warsh’s tough talk on inflation failed to translate into action.
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Western Asset Short Duration High Income Fund - Class I
Seeks high current income while minimizing interest rate volatility exposure via short duration, high income debt, including floating-rate instruments. Uses the global breadth of Western Asset's investment platform, fundamental value-oriented investment philosophy and a process that combines top down macro economic views with bottom up fundamental research. Income investors seeking high current income and lower sensitivity to rising interest rates may find this fund appropriate.
Western Asset Enhanced Cash SMA Portfolios
The Western Asset Enhanced Cash SMA invests in short-term investment-grade securities with a maximum portfolio duration of two years or less and benchmark to a variety of short-term indexes, such as the Citi 90-Day Treasury Bill Index and the Bloomberg 1-3 Year Government Bond Index.
Western Asset Managed Municipals Portfolios
Western Asset Managed Municipals Portfolios consist of directly owned individual securities and shares of a no-fee mutual fund advised by Western Asset. The no-fee fund is used by Western Asset to achieve appropriate levels of diversification, as well as blend the attractive features of individually managed portfolios with the benefit of exposures to sectors that are normally difficult to include in a separately managed account with low minimum investment requirements.
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US Midterm Elections—Interpreting the Early Signs
July 22, 2026
As the midterm elections approach, investors may want to consider how the prospect of divided government could affect the policy assumptions behind key investment themes.
Western Asset Fixed Income
Muni Monthly: June 2026
July 21, 2026
Western Asset: The Muni Monthly covers performance, supply and demand technicals, fundamentals and valuations.
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US-Iran Update—The Map Is Expanding
July 21, 2026
Western Asset: As US-Iran tensions expand across the region, drawing in additional countries and threatening key strategic waterways, geopolitical uncertainty is widening the range of possible outcomes for fixed-income markets.
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Beyond the Chips: Hyperscalers and the Financing of AI
July 16, 2026
The AI debate focuses on models, chips and market share. But the bigger story? Hundreds of billions in expected issuance across public and private markets, one of the largest financing waves credit markets have ever seen.
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Past performance does not guarantee future results.
Please see each product’s webpage for specific details regarding investment objective, risks, performance and other important information. Review this information carefully before you make any investment decision.