FLCA News and Press, Franklin FTSE Canada From 04/07/23

2023-04-07 01:56:00 ET Summary Why markets are still ahead despite numerous headwinds. Is the robust U.S. jobs market finally turning a corner? The potential for a goldilocks scenario for markets and what it may look like. Recent data suggests the U.S. jobs m...

2023-04-05 21:30:00 ET Summary Are energy and financials at a crossroads? What OPEC+ cuts mean for Canadian energy players. The banking crisis may not be over, but Canadian banks remain robust. The production cut from OPEC+ could have implications for Canada&...

2023-04-05 09:39:13 ET Canada posted a trade surplus of C$420M in February of 2023, narrowing sharply from the downwardly revised surplus of C$1.2B in the previous month. The amount is below market expectations of a C$1.8B positive balance. Total exports fell by 2.4% to C$65B in the...

2023-04-05 02:22:00 ET Summary Earnings expectations have weakened this year; however, we still expect lower earnings per share growth than consensus expectations. Profit margin changes are a key driver of earnings growth. We expect further margin weakness ahead. Our weak earn...

2023-04-04 03:08:00 ET Summary Why the banking sector fallout may require a more sober second look. What the next stage of this late-stage economic cycle might look like. Amid banking fears, are mortgages the next domino to fall? Recent fears about the bankin...

2023-04-04 03:00:00 ET Summary The failures of two U.S. regional banks and the forced takeover of a large Swiss bank in March rattled people. The currency system, and the banking system, are ultimately based on confidence. When that trust breaks down, really bad things happen. Whe...

2023-04-04 02:30:00 ET Summary Markets are liquidity junkies and repeatedly anticipate that central banks will pause and return to easing credit conditions. Equities historically don’t bottom until after a recession is recognized and central banks near the end of easing eff...

2023-03-29 01:13:00 ET Summary The synchronized global central bank tightening cycle is long in the tooth. Both the Bank of Canada and Reserve Bank of Australia are pausing tightening to allow the long and variable lags of monetary policy to play out in their respective economies....

2023-03-28 21:59:00 ET Summary The global economy is in a moderate slowdown, with financial markets being whipsawed by tensions in the banking sectors of the US and Europe in the final weeks of the quarter. Thus far in 2023, global equity markets have proven to be resilient in the...

2023-03-28 05:00:00 ET Summary The primary reason why China wants a cease-fire in Ukraine is that the G7 has started sanctioning Chinese companies that do business with Russia. The European Union and Canada’s goals of reducing carbon dioxide emissions can have severe conseq...