FLCA News and Press, Franklin FTSE Canada From 10/26/23

2023-10-26 12:46:00 ET Summary Is the Bank of Canada done with rates hikes this year? How are markets pricing in further moves in the Bank's key policy rate? What's your outlook on the Canadian dollar? The Bank of Canada held its key interest rate steady at 5%, but l...

2023-10-25 19:10:00 ET Summary The BoC maintained rates on hold as expected, but signalled more hikes are possible while flagging upside risks to inflation. New projections have confirmed the growth outlook has deteriorated. Taking that into account, and evidence that tighteni...

2023-10-20 08:30:59 ET Retail sales in Canada decreased 0.10% in August over the previous month. ETFs: ( EWC ), ( HEWC ), ( FLCA ). Currency: ( USD:CAD ) More on Canada EWC: Reasons Why I Remain Long Canadian Equities EWC: Balanced Risk/Reward On ...

2023-10-19 08:31:07 ET Producer prices in Canada increased 0.6% in September over the same month in the previous year. On a monthly basis, PPI decreased to 0.4% in September from 1.9% in August. More on Canada EWC: Reasons Why I Remain Long Canadian Equities EWC...

2023-10-18 23:48:00 ET Summary What's been weighing on Canada's big dividend payers? Why Canadian dividend players could benefit from lower rates. What to expect from Canadian blue chips. Canadian dividend stocks have struggled under the weight of high interest rates...

2023-10-18 21:15:00 ET Summary Slower-than-expected inflation, a clouded growth outlook and higher bond yields mean the BoC is likely to overlook jobs tightness and keep rates on hold on 25 October. There is still all the interest in keeping a higher-for-longer narrative alive, bu...

2023-10-17 08:31:00 ET EWC HEWC FLCA More on Canada EWC: Reasons Why I Remain Long Canadian Equities EWC: Balanced Risk/Reward On Canadian Equities Ahead Of Further Tightening Bank of Canada holds rate at 5.0%, continues quantitative tightening Se...

2023-10-17 07:30:00 ET Summary What the Gaza conflict could mean for oil markets. Why the real threat to markets is if the Israeli-Hamas conflict pulls in other actors. Managing a portfolio in a time of uncertainty. The conflict between Israel and Hamas is adding m...

2023-10-16 23:40:00 ET Summary The U.S. Federal Reserve has undertaken aggressive interest rate hikes in a bid to bring inflation back down to its target. In late 2022, many forecasters were warning of elevated recession risks in the near-term outlook (approximately 12-18 months a...

2023-10-13 00:30:00 ET Summary An inverted yield curve, with short-term debt yielding more than long-term bonds, benefits net interest income for households. Sticky wage inflation is likely to support core inflation longer unless there is some weakness in the labor market. The...