FLAU News and Press, Franklin FTSE Australia From 03/04/21

Global manufacturing PMI buoyed by further strong gains in production. Robust growth seen in the US, Eurozone, India and Brazil despite supply chain delays close to record high. Expansion limited by further slowdown in China, in turn linked to shipping and logistics problems. ...

The Asia-Pacific region went into this crisis first and many of its economies are emerging from it first as well. This is largely driven by stronger-than-expected performance among advanced economies in the region, as well as some large emerging market economies such as China, India, ...

You can see that we have made the most significant changes this year. Over this short 8-year time period, U.S. stocks had the best return while foreign stocks had the worst. Global stocks, because it is a blend of 58% U.S. and 42% foreign, had returns near the middle. For fu...

The US is supposed to be entering the peak of the holiday COVID surge, but it could get much worse now that more states have found the highly contagious UK virus variant. China inflation expected to move back above 0.0%, mostly due to increasing commodity prices. Japan Machinery O...

Global stocks rose during 2020, fueled by massive monetary policy efforts from central banks and fiscal policy support aimed at preventing a total economic collapse under the coronavirus pandemic. For most of the year, growth stocks outperformed value by a wide margin. A broadenin...

China-Australia trade tensions have escalated significantly during 2020, and IHS Markit's PMI data show Australia's exports slumping. With Australia exporting around one-third of its total exports to mainland China, there is a high degree of vulnerability to disruptions in bilateral t...

Fifteen countries that make up nearly a third of the world's population and gross domestic product have formed the world's largest trading bloc.The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership, or RCEP, was signed by China, Japan, South Korea, Australia, New Zealand and the 10 ASEAN member cou...

Global business cycles are closely interconnected. Global business cycles are closely synchronized. Global equity markets respond accordingly. For further details see: Investing In Foreign Markets Sounds Exciting - But Isn't Always

Flash Australia PMI signals faster output growth in October as COVID-19 containment measures loosen. Resurgent service sector leads the upturn as manufacturing expansion slows. Business confidence improves to strongest for just over two years. Subdued demand remains key concer...

Flash Australia PMI signals a rise in output in September after a decline in August. Dual-speed economy, led by manufacturing while service sector lags due to social distancing measures. Falling backlogs and jobs remain key concerns. Positive sentiment hinges on further easing...