FLJP News and Press, Franklin FTSE Japan From 07/24/23

2023-07-24 23:42:00 ET Summary The au Jibun Bank Flash Japan Composite PMI, compiled by S&P Global, remained unchanged at 52.1 in July. Japan's manufacturing sector output remained in contraction according to the latest July flash PMI data. A further easing of supply const...

2023-07-23 09:15:00 ET Summary Despite resilient U.S. growth, the foundations have been laid for a short and shallow recession later this year. Notably, as a U.S. recession will likely be short and shallow, any equity pullback will likely be short and shallow. The following recove...

2023-07-21 21:20:00 ET Summary The Fed is going to raise rates on Wednesday and seems poised to be noncommittal with what they will do in September. Last week, China’s top policymakers announced a slew of broad-based plans to boost consumer spending and support for private ...

2023-07-17 19:47:00 ET Summary The worldwide Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) surveys compiled by S&P Global Market Intelligence indicated a sixteenth monthly fall in export orders for goods and services at the end of the second quarter. In May, the seasonally adjusted PMI New...

2023-07-14 21:14:00 ET Summary On Monday, the US ISM manufacturing report will show activity is slowing down, with the headline reading expected to fall back into contraction territory. The Russian central bank is expected to hike the key rate by 50 basis points on Friday, taking ...

2023-07-12 08:30:00 ET Summary Stubborn core inflation remains the key concern for the Federal Reserve. Unfortunately, relatively strong wage growth exacerbates that concern. We would not be surprised to see more monetary stimulus and some targeted fiscal stimulus in China, which ...

2023-07-07 22:32:00 ET Summary The monthly core reading is expected to rise 0.3%, while the year-over-year reading softens to 5.0%. Better data seems to be appearing everywhere but the UK at the moment and BoE policymakers will be hoping the jobs data brings some overdue good news...

2023-07-07 09:00:00 ET Summary Putting the latest PMI data into perspective, the current readings suggest global consumer price inflation will continue to cool from the estimated 5.3% annual rate seen in May. The stickiness of inflation is stemming from the service sector. In ...

2023-07-07 03:19:00 ET Summary Growth in government debt has been a key driver of post-pandemic inflation in advanced economies. Monetary policies, while certainly accommodative, appear to have been less of a factor. In response to the pandemic, central banks slashed interest rate...

2023-07-05 01:20:00 ET Summary The US economy has remained remarkably resilient in the face of repeated shocks, most recently the regional bank turmoil in March. China’s economy disappointed our, and the market’s, expectations in 2Q. In contrast to other major econom...