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

2023-07-07 01:51:00 ET Summary Insolvency trustees endured a bear market when easy credit enabled them to extend and pretend habits for the masses. The downside for Canadian equity portfolios is more significant than most appreciate. Credit spreads for higher-risk debt remain ...

2023-07-05 22:43:00 ET Summary The doubling in Canada’s population over a period of 56 years is pretty modest, amounting to about 1.25% per year, compounded. Canada is currently experiencing record high levels of employment and near record low levels of unemployment. Fo...

2023-07-03 23:50:00 ET Summary The JPMorgan Global Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index compiled by S&P Global, registered 48.8 in June, down from 49.6 in May. The decline indicates an increasingly steep deterioration of business conditions, which have now worsened for ten...

2023-06-30 08:37:40 ET Canada monthly GDP M/M increased to 0.40% in May from 0.20% in April of 2023. ETFs: ( EWC ), ( HEWC ), ( FLCA ). For further details see: Canada GDP rises to 0.4% in May

2023-06-28 22:06:00 ET Summary Canada's inflation rate slows, but likely not enough for the BOC. Why the Bank of Canada is determined to hit its 2% target. Canadian inflation may have fallen in May but interest on mortgage costs surged last month. Canada’s ann...

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...

2023-06-27 14:09:59 ET Franklin FTSE Canada ETF ( FLCA ) - $0.3028 . Payable Jun 27; for shareholders of record Jun 20; ex-div Jun 16. For further details see: Franklin FTSE Canada ETF declares semi-annual distribution of $0.3028

2023-06-27 08:36:05 ET Canada inflation rate drops to 3.40% in May from 4.4% in April of 2023. The figure meets consensus. The CPI increased 0.40% in May of 2023 over the previous month. Canadian annual core inflation, which excludes food and energy costs, eased to a 1-1/2-year low ...

2023-06-20 14:19:00 ET Summary The latest rebound in equity prices has pulled the S&P 500 and Canada’s TSX back to levels seen two years ago in June/July 2021. In the real economy, Canada’s Producer Price Index (PPI) for May contracted 6.3% year-over-year and the...