FLKR News and Press, Franklin FTSE South Korea From 07/22/23

2023-07-22 03:35:00 ET Summary Allocation and stock selection in Brazil and Georgia lead to fund outperformance in Q2 2023. The VanEck Emerging Markets Fund slightly outperformed the MSCI EM IMI Index on the QTD basis ending June 30, 2023 (+2.24% for Fund vs +1.62% for Index). ...

2023-07-12 21:25:00 ET Summary Emerging markets have been adopting new technologies, which solve existing challenges, raise productivity and reflect changing consumption patterns. During the first half of 2023, 72% of the gains and six out of the 10 largest contributors to the gai...

2023-07-12 07:33:00 ET Summary We believe that Korea’s economy bottomed out in the fourth quarter of last year. However, the recovery will be quite shallow going forward, so GDP growth will remain below potential levels. We forecast the Bank of Korea (BoK) will make its...

2023-06-28 16:47:00 ET Summary Investors are faced with high uncertainty about the future of a global economy that lost momentum in June following sizable gains in May. Government and central bank actions to stimulate the Chinese economy are not likely to have a significant impact...

2023-06-27 14:16:19 ET Franklin FTSE South Korea ETF ( FLKR ) - $0.1676 . Payable Jun 27; for shareholders of record Jun 20; ex-div Jun 16. For further details see: Franklin FTSE South Korea ETF declares semi-annual distribution of $0.1676

2023-06-16 02:29:00 ET Summary Banking sector crises have historically been one of the key drivers of risk for emerging-market (EM) countries’ asset returns. Naturally, the recent banking crises in the US and Europe raise concerns about EM exposure to financial sector risks...

2023-06-10 02:55:00 ET Summary China's economic reopening has been more modest and uneven than expected, with the manufacturing index falling for the second month and the non-manufacturing PMI slowing more than anticipated. The disappointing weakness in domestic consumption is a s...

2023-05-31 12:35:00 ET Summary After a strong sales performance for washing machines, dishwashers, ovens and more during the pandemic era, the major home appliance manufacturers have faced a tough 12-month period of slowing sales. Manufacturers are looking to cut costs by simplify...

2023-05-24 22:46:00 ET Summary The Korean property market plunged sharply last year, and mortgage rates had not even reached their peak. The market seems to have stabilised recently, but we expect the downturn to continue throughout the year, especially in the non-Seoul area. ...

2023-05-06 09:39:00 ET Summary The earnings season in emerging markets is underway. Flat headline earnings growth in 2023 masks significant divergence across individual markets. The Chilean government is issuing new rules on lithium mining in the country. While inflationary wo...