FLBR News and Press, Franklin FTSE Brazil

2024-06-30 08:00:00 ET Summary July brings new governments in the UK and France, a new European Commission, and China's Third Plenum session with expected measures to support the economy. The US policy mix stands out with loose fiscal policy and tight monetary policy, contributing...

2024-06-30 01:40:02 ET Summary Lula's attacks on Central Bank independence led to Brazil's poor performance in emerging markets, but similar speeches in 2023 resulted in a rally. Recent interest rate meeting showed consensus on maintaining rates, a positive sign for investors. ...

2024-06-28 13:25:22 ET Summary FLBR has delivered negative returns of 17% and underperformed emerging markets and global stocks in 2024. Despite the adverse performance so far, we are now prepared to turn more optimistic on FLBR as some key macro-economic variables are in a better...

2024-06-28 07:15:00 ET Summary The US dollar is narrowly mixed as North American participants prepare to return for the last session of the first half. The large bourses, but India, rose in the Asia Pacific region. Benchmark 10-year yields are 1-4 bps higher in Europe, and the...

2024-06-26 07:15:00 ET Summary The dollar is firm, and the market is challenging the JPY160 level, which it has traded above in Europe. Asia Pacific bourses advanced, with Australia's market being the outlier. The Canadian dollar has been in a one-way market almost as much as ...

2024-06-25 08:10:00 ET Summary The US labor market may be at an inflection point. The high-flying Nvidia has fallen 13% in the past three sessions coming into today. Gold is little changed near $2333 and its trading in the upper end of yesterday's narrow range. Ove...

2024-06-24 07:15:00 ET Summary The Dollar Index reached its best level since May 1 before the weekend but has come back softer against all the G10 currencies and most emerging market currencies. Equities are mostly higher, but the Asia Pacific region struggled. After rising fo...

2024-06-22 08:45:00 ET Summary Central banks in Australia and Norway resisted rate cuts, leading to currency appreciation, while New Zealand's central bank faced skepticism from investors. The Bank of Canada, perceived as dovish, saw the Canadian dollar strengthen despite expectat...

A look at the top 10 most actives in the United States NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) fell 2.7% to $127.255 on volume of 88,797,787 shares Ascent Solar Technologies Inc (ASTI) rose 9.6% to $0.1183 on volume of 88,651,038 shares Crown Electrokinetics Corp. (CRKN) fell 19.0% to $0.040499 on volu...

2024-06-21 05:30:00 ET Summary The real GDP growth forecasts for 2024 have been lowered in a few major economies, including the US, Canada, Brazil and Japan. We continue to expect a gradual downward trend in global consumer price index inflation in 2024-26, driven by a moder...