FLJP News and Press, Franklin FTSE Japan From 10/13/23

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...

2023-10-10 02:02:00 ET Summary Despite some of the most accommodative central bank policies in the world, Japan has experienced doggedly low levels of inflation and even disinflation. One of the big thorns in the side of global asset allocators was that Japanese markets perpetuall...

2023-10-09 23:06:00 ET Summary Worldwide Purchasing Managers' Index averaged 47.9 in the third quarter, down from 48.8 in the second quarter, thereby indicating that trade conditions deteriorated at the fastest quarterly rate so far this year. Manufacturing new export orders fell ...

2023-10-09 19:50:00 ET Summary The IMF, the World Bank, and the United Nations all rank China and Japan as the second and third largest economies on the planet. More of what is occurring in the markets should reflect what is happening in China and Japan which are strongly linked e...

2023-10-07 04:42:00 ET Summary The Global PMI data showed the rate of inflation of average prices charged for goods and services ticking higher, and continuing to rise at an elevated rate by historical standards. The service sector inflation was again evident, linked to waning dem...

2023-10-07 00:27:00 ET Summary Investors in international markets tend to concentrate on broad benchmarks, which can cause them to overlook potential high-growth prospects in specific countries. Japan, India, and Mexico are three nations that may be well-poised to harness the oppo...

2023-10-06 22:34:00 ET Summary It is disappointing that labour cash earnings were weaker than expected in Japan, but consumption held up relatively well. Meanwhile, due to the recent spike in market rates and high inflation, the Bank of Japan is expected to change its YCC policy a...

2023-10-05 04:08:00 ET Summary The Federal Reserve continues to signal the potential for a further rate hike this year, given that inflation remains above target, the jobs market is tight and activity has proven to be surprisingly resilient. Official European Central Bank comments...

2023-10-05 01:55:00 ET Summary “Restrictive for longer” is now the mantra as monetary policymakers seek to bring inflation reliably to target. Though inflation is trending downward globally, major central banks haven’t relaxed their restrictive stances. Mo...

2023-10-04 06:11:00 ET Summary The need for caution in making grand predictions today is amplified by some truly incredible global crosscurrents. Nominal and real U.S. Treasury yields have continued their push to new highs, while equity risk premiums and credit spreads have compre...