FLSA News and Press, Franklin FTSE Saudi Arabia From 09/27/23

2023-09-27 08:21:14 ET Summary iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF is not as cost competitive as other alternatives in this space. Reduced crude production is likely to weigh heavily on the GDP landscape whilst non-oil metrics are slowing too. The lag effects of higher cost of fundi...

2023-09-18 21:25:00 ET Summary The two major inflation indicators released last week were a bit “hotter” than expected, but that was mostly due to energy price increases. The other big news last week was that the UAW agreed to strike last Friday, which could push the...

2023-09-09 01:20:00 ET Summary The opportunity set is wide and growing wider in emerging markets, according to Franklin Templeton Emerging Markets Equity. The BRICS summit in South Africa in August announced the expansion of the group to include potentially six new members in earl...

2023-09-08 06:59:09 ET A lot is riding on the G20 summit this year, especially with notable absences that include China's Xi Jinping and Russia's Vladimir Putin. President Biden will have an opportunity to make fresh inroads with many countries in the group (that account for more than 80% o...

2023-08-19 05:25:00 ET Summary Saudi Arabia continues to pursue plans to diversify its economy away from oil. Also important to investors to note that while Saudi Arabia’s economy is largely dependent on oil, energy stocks have comparatively little representation in Saudi Arabi...

2023-08-08 04:00:00 ET Summary Emerging markets are filled with opportunities for growth. EM equities started the second half of 2023 on a good note. All major equity benchmarks in the Latin American region also posted gains, with macroeconomic data taking centerstage in the r...

2023-08-06 05:05:00 ET Summary As we ushered in 2023, our outlook was shaped by the constriction of monetary supply, tight government spending and weaker corporate profits. Amid the broader market dynamics, two areas stand out: rising emerging markets stars and Bitcoin. We bel...

2023-07-26 01:56:00 ET Summary In 2022, North America and Western Europe scored highest on the democracy index, and Middle East and Africa scored the lowest. Much of Western Europe, Australia & New Zealand and Canada/United States fall into the least corrupt category, but corr...

2023-07-11 01:45:00 ET Summary After a stellar performance driven by petrodollar inflows in 2022, the Gulf economy will feel the pinch of weaker global demand, higher borrowing rates, and lower oil output in line with OPEC+ decisions. S&P Global Market Intelligence forecasts r...

2023-07-03 23:39:00 ET Summary We think investors should focus on the changing dynamics in EM economies and markets that could reignite returns in the years ahead. Our research shows that over the last four decades, EM stocks delivered prolonged periods of returns superior to thos...