FLQG News and Press, Franklin LibertyQ Global Equity From 05/23/22

Our rising price problem is, more than anything, a supply problem, and reducing demand is certainly one way to tackle it. But returning to the pre-COVID growth rate doesn’t mean we are headed to recession, that contraction is in our immediate future. US stocks and REITs wer...

Addressing the recent tumble in markets, Eitelman noted that the week of May 16 was particularly rough for U.S. equities, with the S&P 500  Index declining by roughly 4%, as of market close on May 19. The competing signals within the CVS investing framework have led Eitelman ...

The new export orders index from S&P Global's PMI business surveys tracks foreign demand for both goods and services. In a manufacturing company, goods exports are readily quantified as those to be shipped to non-domestic customers. After the initial pandemic downturn in deman...

Revenue and profit have nicely recovered coming out of the pandemic, and Bank of Nova Scotia's Return on Equity is now slightly above its pre-pandemic level. Credit quality is gaining strength with fewer write-offs and lower provision for credit loss. Bank of Nova Scotia is one of...

The overall global economic slowdown, plus China’s Covid lockdowns, are taking a toll. Apple and GE have warned their distributors about production and delivery problems due to China. Another example is falling vehicle sales in April in China for BMW, VW Group, and Tesla. Since...

Stock markets have seen immense volatility this year. The sharply rising inflation, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and central banks raising interest rates are all weighing on equities. With volatility expected to remain high, reducing equity risk can be challenging but achie...

The rising rate, rising dollar environment continues with the dollar index hitting a 20-year high last week. That rising dollar is having an impact on the rest of the global economy but so far it has been manageable. There are a lot of companies out there that have come public over th...

Our macroeconomic forecasting team assesses how the war and latest survey data have altered the economic outlook, policymaking and recession risks. Global growth was dragged lower, principally by steep contractions in Russia and mainland China. Barring the initial COVID-19 outbreak, M...

Movements in global sector indices are consistent with investors reappraising portfolio allocations and shifting objectives towards capital preservation in real terms. The volatility in interest rate expectations has flowed into FX markets. We maintain a neutral outlook on global ...

We're seeing declining asset prices from bond to equities, and in some cases, real assets because of higher inflation. We are seeing early signs that inflation is starting to moderate. Equity market is currently pricing in the probability of a mild recession. For further det...