FLAU News and Press, Franklin FTSE Australia From 08/02/23

2023-08-02 22:10:00 ET Summary Australia and Canada are experiencing a surge in population growth, while growth rates have slowed substantially in the UK due to post-Brexit frictions. The robust population growth is allowing Australia and Canada to generate stronger jobs gains wit...

2023-08-01 06:30:00 ET Summary Pausing for a second consecutive meeting, today's rate decision is in line with some better inflation data this month and means the Bank can respond to future data events with less fear of overdoing the tightening. The labour data wasn't exactly soft...

2023-07-21 21:20:00 ET Summary The Fed is going to raise rates on Wednesday and seems poised to be noncommittal with what they will do in September. Last week, China’s top policymakers announced a slew of broad-based plans to boost consumer spending and support for private ...

2023-07-14 21:14:00 ET Summary On Monday, the US ISM manufacturing report will show activity is slowing down, with the headline reading expected to fall back into contraction territory. The Russian central bank is expected to hike the key rate by 50 basis points on Friday, taking ...

2023-07-12 03:30:00 ET Summary Gold, in Australian dollars, delivered positive returns in 2022 and this has continued so far in 2023. Markets may be vulnerable to negative shocks for the remainder of the year - most notably stagflation. Examining past data we find that not onl...

2023-07-07 22:32:00 ET Summary The monthly core reading is expected to rise 0.3%, while the year-over-year reading softens to 5.0%. Better data seems to be appearing everywhere but the UK at the moment and BoE policymakers will be hoping the jobs data brings some overdue good news...

2023-07-07 03:19:00 ET Summary Growth in government debt has been a key driver of post-pandemic inflation in advanced economies. Monetary policies, while certainly accommodative, appear to have been less of a factor. In response to the pandemic, central banks slashed interest rate...

2023-06-30 21:28:00 ET Summary The June US jobs report is expected to show hiring cooled from the 339,000 pace to 200,000 jobs. Turkish CPI is expected to remain close to 40% but with the currency in freefall, the inflation outlook is likely to get worse before it gets sustainably...

2023-06-28 16:47:00 ET Summary Investors are faced with high uncertainty about the future of a global economy that lost momentum in June following sizable gains in May. Government and central bank actions to stimulate the Chinese economy are not likely to have a significant impact...

2023-06-28 01:20:00 ET Summary Central banks in the developed world have raised interest rates higher and faster than at any time in recent memory. But until labor markets start to slow, policymakers are unlikely to take their feet off the brakes. That may mean more rate hikes...