FLHK News and Press, Franklin FTSE Hong Kong From 08/21/23

2023-08-21 18:16:18 ET Summary China's real estate trends indicate that, despite strong PMI, there's a substantial affordability crisis among its masses. Rising joblessness among the youth in now-quashed government data indicates a burgeoning "lost generation" is in the making. ...

2023-08-19 02:40:00 ET Summary Since January, China’s economic slump has led investors to turn away from investments with high exposures to Chinese economic growth, in favor of assets which can provide a hedge to China’s disappointments. India’s domestic polic...

2023-08-18 21:35:00 ET Summary The main event for next week will be the Kansas City Fed’s Jackson Hole Symposium. As the ECB is poised to continue delivering more rate hikes to combat inflation, the risks of a hard landing are growing. Next week is mostly about the UK f...

2023-08-18 03:07:00 ET Summary China's residential property market is currently experiencing a significant downturn that has far-reaching implications for the global metals market. If there is no offsetting demand to counter the structural decline in demand from residential constr...

2023-08-17 12:22:00 ET Summary China's economy has not met post-lockdown growth expectations. That slowdown has had a mixed impact on commodities demand. China's government may need to step in with more stimulus. As China's economy struggles to find momentum, is ther...

2023-08-17 06:10:00 ET Summary The global economy continued to lose growth momentum at the start of the second half of 2023, underpinned by waning of service sector growth momentum and a deepening manufacturing downturn. Global inflation has shown signs of 'stickiness' in July, dr...

2023-08-16 06:10:00 ET Summary APAC impact bond market continues growth trajectory and accounts for 25% of the global accumulated issuance. China, Japan, and South Korea are leading the way. Investors’ interest in impact bond has been rising in the APAC region, with the inv...

2023-08-16 05:26:00 ET Summary Lower-than-expected inflation and falling inflation expectations have led to “the summer of our disinflation” in the US. A similar disinflationary scenario could unfold in Europe, but anemic growth and stubborn inflation may make it mor...

2023-08-15 00:45:00 ET Summary The market was expecting the PBoC to wait until Sep. before easing again, and the Aug. 14 rate cuts suggest that the authorities' concern about the state of the macroeconomy is mounting. Almost all forecasters expected China's central bank, the PBoC,...

2023-08-14 15:36:00 ET Summary While this is no time to be making major calls on asset allocation, in our view, there are abundant opportunities for generating incremental returns. Initially, each month of divergence increased our concern about market levels, especially as investo...