FLLA News and Press, Franklin FTSE Latin America From 10/24/22

Summary Growth dynamics surprised most of the region positively, favored by the return of services and employment to pre-pandemic levels, as well as external conditions that remained favorable until recently. The region is generally more resilient than in previous times ...

Summary Over the last two weeks Federal Reserve officials delivered 37 speeches, all of the speakers competing to see who could be the most hawkish. The big problem with the Fed’s plan to kill inflation by reducing economic growth and raising the unemployment rate is that t...

Summary On 16 August 2022, President Joe Biden signed into law the IRA. The COVID-19-related global supply chain disruptions, extreme weather events, rising inflation, and the Russia-Ukraine crisis have pushed the cost of capital to record highs. Meanwhile, in China, surging c...

Summary The contribution of emerging and frontier markets to global trade in clean-energy metals has steadily grown in recent years. In 2020, EMs were the source of 44.3% of exports of big-five transition metals. China is an important source and destination of the metals of th...

Despite a solid fundamental outlook, headwinds have been present. The commodity run-up has clearly benefited Latin American fiscal and external accounts. Given the political currents in the region, concerns surrounding the political outlook will likely remain at the forefront. ...

Emerging markets hard-currency bonds could remain volatile given the challenging global macroeconomic backdrop, but we see pockets of opportunities. BloombergNEF believes total metal demand from lithium-ion batteries will reach 13.5 million metric tons by 2030. Strong demand for c...

NU seems to have stabilized at a $20 billion market cap amid continued strong performance of the underlying business and improving stock market sentiment. Despite a history of losses, NU Brazil achieved positive net income for H1 2022, indicating the business has achieved meaningful s...

VTEX went public in July 2021, raising around $361 million in a U.S. IPO. The firm provides ecommerce technologies to firms seeking to expand into Latin America. VTEX has produced moderate growth as it seeks to expand beyond Latin America. While the strategy appears well-found...

Tower One Wireless has filed to raise approximately $86 million in an uplisting IPO to Nasdaq. The firm develops, acquires and leases wireless communications tower sites in several countries in the Americas. Tower One is growing revenue but is using a large amount of cash. ...

Economies of Latin America and Caribbean have continued their strong post-pandemic rebound, but the winds are shifting as global financial conditions are tightening and commodity prices are reversing their upward trend, while inflationary pressures persist. The reopening of contact-in...