FLAX News and Press, Franklin FTSE Asia ex Japan

2024-07-23 07:05:00 ET Summary The US dollar is firmer against all the G10 currencies but the Japanese yen. The euro eased to a seven-day low, a little below $1.0865, while sterling is holding above $1.29. Mainland Chinese shares tumbled, with the CSI 300 falling more than 2% ...

2024-07-20 03:20:00 ET Summary Global consumer spending growth remained resilient in the second quarter, according to PMI survey data from S&P Global Market Intelligence, fueled by rising demand for both goods and services. The overall expansion in the second quarter nonethele...

2024-07-17 04:20:00 ET Summary Global growth is being supported by moderating inflation, more accommodative financial conditions and a pickup in global trade. S&P Global Market Intelligence analysts' forecast of global real GDP growth in 2024 is unchanged at 2.7% i...

2024-07-15 06:58:00 ET Summary As North American activity is about to begin, the dollar is mostly little changed. Outside of Hong Kong and Taiwan, most Asia Pacific equities advanced. European benchmark 10-year yields are mostly 1-3 bps softer, while the 10-year Treasury yield...

2024-07-13 00:30:00 ET Summary US inflation data caused a significant selloff in US mega-cap tech stocks and a shift towards riskier areas of the market. The ECB interest rate decision is expected to bring no change, but the bank lending survey may shed light on the impact of high...

2024-07-11 06:50:00 ET Summary The focus today is on the US CPI report - Another soft reading is expected, and it may strengthen ideas of a Fed cut in September, which ostensibly give it time to cut again before the end of the year. The dollar is trading with a softer bias against...

2024-07-10 07:00:00 ET Summary The dollar is mostly softer today, but largely within the recent ranges, as the market appears to be waiting for tomorrow's US CPI. A less hawkish Reserve Bank of New Zealand has triggered a sell-off of the local dollar. Global equities are mostl...

2024-07-09 07:05:00 ET Summary The dollar is consolidating in narrow ranges today against the G10 currencies and enjoys as slight upward bias against most emerging market currencies but for a few currencies from the Asia Pacific region. Asia Pacific equities rallied but for Hong K...

2024-07-08 07:05:00 ET Summary The dollar is narrowly mixed against the G10 and emerging market currencies today. The euro is little changed, holding on to last week's gains, after the surprising French election results. The Japanese yen has given back its initial gains, and t...

2024-07-03 00:25:00 ET Summary At 50.9 in June, the Global Manufacturing PMI, sponsored by J.P. Morgan and compiled by S&P Global Market Intelligence, recorded above the 50.0 neutral mark for a fifth successive month. Down from 51.0 in May, the latest data signalled a marginal...