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In the 2026 State of the Union Address, US President Trump focused on legislative achievements and foreign policy, in a speech unlikely to have much impact on financial markets longer term.

The OBBBA increases the lifetime estate exclusion in 2026. Our Bill Cass shares four essential strategies to optimize an estate plan’s tax efficiency and ensure a seamless legacy.

On this month’s Talking Markets podcast, we sit down with guests Rick Polsinello from the Franklin Templeton Institute and Ben Barber of Franklin Templeton Fixed Income to discuss the US economy and t...

While global investors have been focusing on other emerging markets, Brazil has been working through political and fiscal changes. Now, the country's economic indicators are improving, and capital has...

Western Asset: Emerging market official investors—including finance ministries, debt offices and public pension funds—play a critical but often overlooked role in shaping sovereign risk, currency move...

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Today, the Supreme Court stripped away the Trump Administration's power to impose sweeping tariffs through emergency authority—but the battle over US trade policy is far from over.

Western Asset: The Muni Monthly covers performance, supply and demand technicals, fundamentals and valuations.