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Wall Street still remains upbeat despite a growing energy crisis that threatens the economic recovery, widespread price increases, and mixed economic data. If energy costs seem poised to head much higher, the unbalanced global economic recovery could dent risk appetite and lead to som...

China’s equities have taken a hit this year, in absolute and relative terms. Parsing China’s markets on a more granular level reveals a more nuanced profile of returns. China continues to harbor enormous opportunities. For further details see: Is China A Bu...

Risk appetite lifts from one-year low amid expectations of improving near-term market. Sentiment remains subdued by uncertain policy outlooks and political climate. Financials see the strongest favor followed by energy stocks. Tech sees the biggest outlook downgrade. The broad...

With respect to the evolving Evergrande situation in China, our Franklin Templeton Investment Solutions team addresses two main questions: could this be a “Lehman moment,” and what are the global implications of a Chinese property market slowdown? It is a re-election nex...

Why there are reasons to stay positive on markets. Outlook for equities in the next 12 months. Is a market correction coming this fall? For further details see: The October Effect: Why There Are Reasons To Stay Positive On Markets

Much of the excess liquidity absorbed by RRPs arises from government spending not immediately offset by bond sales. Ensuring currency debasement globally is a compelling reason behind monetary cooperation between governments. The private sector’s growing economic woes furth...

China real estate developer Evergrande, facing default, is now expected to restructure its debt. Evergrande was also very focused on raising liquidity to avoid default. In particular, Evergrande lowered property prices (perhaps by around 15%) in order to generate sales. Chinese cu...

The year over year rate of growth in the value of goods China imports from the U.S. dropped into negative territory in August 2020. The Chinese government ordered five aluminum smelters to reduce production on 26 August 2021 in a move it claimed was "part of efforts to stamp out illeg...

It looks like the U.S. is going back to top-level engagement with China as President Biden and Xi Jinping agreed to hold a virtual summit this year. It will be part of an effort to manage competition between the two countries, but details of the gathering are still being worked out. Xi hasn't...

China’s economic growth deceleration, triggered by a zero-COVID policy and multi-faceted regulatory tightening, has been of increasing concern to global markets. Evergrande's stock price has been on a downtrend since its peak in 2017. Since February 2021, the deterioration acce...