May 14th, 2026

Franklin Templeton CEO Jenny Johnson on Trump-Xi Summit, Data Center Risks

The US and China need each other, and Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping recognize that maintaining a conversation and a degree of cordiality is important, according to Franklin Templeton CEO Jenny Johnson. She also said markets are underestimating inflation risk and expressed concern about the pace of data center investments. Johnson made the comments in an interview with Bloomberg Television's Francine Lacqua during The Pulse.