FLCA News and Press, Franklin FTSE Canada From 06/08/22

The majority of global 10-year benchmark notes hit 3-year yield highs early in May after central banks around the world began to tighten monetary policy. Across Europe, inflation has soared, as the region continues to deal with the impact of the war in Ukraine and supply chain issues ...

Unpacking the latest PMI surveys from China and the U.S. Could the BoC raise its policy rate by 0.75% in July? Eurozone inflation hits another record high. For further details see: Bank Of Canada Lifts Rates By 50 Basis Points Again. Is An Even Steeper Increase In The Ca...

Equifax Canada’s most recent Market Pulse consumer credit trends and insights indicates that average monthly spend per credit card consumer climbing by 17.5% in Q1 2022 compared to the lows of Q1 2021. Ontario saw the biggest increase in credit card spending (up by 20.4%) fol...

Bank of Canada hikes half a point to 1.5%, delivers a more hawkish statement. Confident that BoC will get inflation down. Domestically, the thing we have to worry about is the housing market. For further details see: Bank of Canada Hikes Key Interest Rate Another Half A ...

Quite frankly, new business creation is occurring in many parts of the world. We have observed new businesses being created at an annual growth rate greater than 15% since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada, France, Japan and the United States. The Economist estimates th...

Why Canada's consumers are likely to start pulling back on spending in the second half. Rising interest rates will bring a cool spell to Canadian housing for at least a few quarters. Why the fight to tame inflation has central banks walking a tight rope. For further details ...

Sales of new US homes plummeted last month to the slowest rate since April 2020 as buyer ability shrank under the weight of inflated home prices, higher rates, food and fuel. With national average home prices still an insane 50% higher than two years ago, Canada’s average five-...

The European Union’s plans for a phased ban on Russian oil imports leaves a sizeable hole in global supply. So, what should investors pay attention to in trying to leverage oil gains? Even if you set aside the Russia factor, there are many considerations for investors aimin...

Company reported weak first quarter results and also lowered full-year guidance substantially. In contrast to management's previous expectations, the company will be materially affected by ongoing supply chain disruptions. Cash position appears insufficient to deal with capex requ...

Canadian Natural Resources offers shareholders a 4% yield that's very likely to increase again starting Q4 2022. Canadian Natural carries a slightly leveraged balance sheet that is stopping it from meaningfully upwards revising its capital return program. I estimate that over the ...