FLHK News and Press, Franklin FTSE Hong Kong From 08/06/23

2023-08-06 04:45:00 ET Summary Falling sales in Asia's real estate sector are causing short interest to increase, putting pressure on property developers. China's property industry, historically a key driver of economic growth, is facing challenges due to softening economic data a...

2023-08-05 11:20:00 ET Summary The Global PMI data - compiled by S&P Global across over 40 economies and sponsored by JPMorgan - showed companies' costs rising at a slightly increased rate in July, the overall level of the survey's Prices Charged Index pointing to a "stickiness" o...

2023-08-05 08:16:00 ET Summary Everyone will be watching the US inflation report, as the report could help support soft landing hopes and seal the deal for some that the Fed is done raising rates. Fed speak will also include appearances by Bostic and Bowman on Monday. The Augu...

2023-08-04 06:19:00 ET Summary Talk of deflation for China is well wide of the mark, and obsessing over historical growth rates misses the point that 5% growth is sustainable and about the right pace of growth for an economy of China's stage of development. China has had occasiona...

2023-08-04 03:07:00 ET Summary The post-pandemic recovery in mainland China lost further momentum in July. The headline Caixin PMI, compiled by S&P Global, signalled a cooling in the rate of output growth for a second successive month at the start of the third quarter, registe...

2023-08-02 23:43:00 ET Summary The JPMorgan Global Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index compiled by S&P Global, held steady at 48.7 in July. Leading the weakness of global production was an intensification of the recent downturn in global goods trade. In this environme...

2023-08-02 14:40:00 ET Summary Average prices charged by factories for their goods fell worldwide for a third month in a row in July. Manufacturing output prices - average charges levied for goods leaving the factory gate - fell worldwide for a third month running in July. Of ...

2023-08-01 02:25:00 ET Summary Central banks: The economies of the US, eurozone and Japan are all in different places, which means central banks must tailor their policies accordingly. Earnings season: The overall statistics have been relatively good so far, but it’s been o...

2023-07-31 11:19:00 ET Summary Falling inflation, recovering growth, relaxed central bankers—how one of the most widely forecast recessions in history failed to happen. Germany is in mild recession, but the rest of Europe’s large economies are ticking over. The U.S. ...

2023-07-29 10:03:00 ET Summary APAC merchandise exports have declined significantly in the first half of 2023, due to weak demand in the US and Western Europe and sluggish economic recovery in mainland China. The latest evidence from S&P Global Purchasing Managers surveys for ...