FLRU News and Press, Franklin FTSE Russia From 12/24/21

After reviewing the current year to gain a perspective for 2022, this article summarises the outlook for the dollar, the euro, and their financial systems. And finally, we look at silver, which is set to become the star performer against fiat currencies, driven by a combination of poo...

The past week has been dominated by Omicron news as we all try to piece together the limited information we have and determine what it all means for the coming months. The RBA and BoC both hold meetings next week and will likely be armed with little more information than OPEC+ had on ...

The focus on Wall Street is all about inflation and whether the Fed is making a policy mistake. If there’s one major central bank that’s hoping to catch a break on inflation, the Bank of England is surely it. The week kicks off with a selection of Chinese data releas...

The market is still digesting the implications of Wednesday's CPI shock. The dollar's gains accelerated since the higher than expected CPI report. Disappointing economic data contributed to the losses of the sterling and the Australian dollar. For further details see: Ha...

Russia managed to formulate three climate principles ahead of COP26 that its delegation is promoting in Glasgow and, most likely, will continue to long after the summit ends. Russia has undergone a real green revolution in 2020–2021. Long-held skepticism with regard to global w...

Global economic growth gained momentum at the start of the fourth quarter as disruptions to businesses in many countries eased in line with a reduction in COVID-19 case numbers. The PMI was boosted by faster service sector growth, which picked up sharply to the highest for three month...

The October inflation report is expected to show pricing pressures run to the hottest levels since 1990. China releases Inflation data on Wednesday but in the immediate term markets will be on tenterhooks over the coming weekend. Australian employment data on Thursday will cause i...

The major US equity indices moved in concert, but the big disappointment so far this year has been small caps. Energy is clearly where the action is this year. After spending years at the bottom of the tables, Natural Gas, Gasoline, and Crude Oil now lead the pack. For furth...

The Fed will announce ‘mission accomplished’ on reaching “substantial further progress” on both inflation and employment mandates. Despite Christine Lagarde’s best efforts, the markets were not buying what she had to sell which could be extremely pro...

Wall Street still remains upbeat despite a growing energy crisis that threatens the economic recovery, widespread price increases, and mixed economic data. If energy costs seem poised to head much higher, the unbalanced global economic recovery could dent risk appetite and lead to som...