FLSA News and Press, Franklin FTSE Saudi Arabia From 03/16/24

2024-03-16 06:25:00 ET Summary S&P Global Market Intelligence's global growth forecast for 2024 has again been revised upward in March. Our forecast of the initial cut in policy rates by the US Federal Reserve has been pushed back to June. Even with the tweaks to our monet...

2024-03-16 05:58:43 ET Summary Rising consumer prices will invariably upset the public, business community, politicians, and central bankers. Asset inflation is universally relished, viewed generally as validation of sound underlying fundamentals. Japan's deep structural issue...

2024-02-17 05:13:05 ET Summary January's CPI data confirm that inflation is anything but dead and buried. It's worth noting that despite January's notable 0.8% rise, Import Prices were still down 1.3% YOY. Medical Care Services gained 0.7%, with Health Insurance prices jumping...

2024-02-17 02:10:00 ET Summary Our annual global real GDP forecast for 2024 has been revised up from 2.3% to 2.5%. Global PMI data continues to point to a gradual improvement in economic conditions. Core inflation rates have continued to fall but the outlook is more unce...

2024-02-15 23:39:00 ET Summary Emerging markets have taken solace in the view that the U.S. hiking cycle is over, helping deliver strong returns in 2023. Slowing global inflation has been due to sharply lower core goods inflation, while service prices have remained stickier. E...

2024-02-07 04:32:00 ET Summary Following a sharp decline in the technology sector in January, policymakers in China are reviewing draft legislation titled, “Measures for the Administration of Online Games.”. Investor expectations for the timing of US interest-rate cu...

2024-02-07 01:53:00 ET Summary A sub-$3trn 2023 for M&A, but new year pipeline gives hope. Rising follow-on equity in 2023 signals latent appetite. Unstoppable debt capital markets hit $8.9trn for FY2023. By Lucille Jones, Senior Manager, Deals Intelligence and...

2024-02-04 05:17:00 ET Summary In the ever-evolving landscape of geopolitics, the world finds itself at a pivotal juncture marked by structural shifts that redefine global dynamics. The emergence of competing economic and geopolitical blocs stands out as a prominent feature reshap...

2024-02-03 22:33:00 ET Summary After a difficult year in 2023, we’re seeing signs that a recovery may be brewing for emerging-market equities. Over the longer run, since 2001, EM stocks have outpaced the MSCI World. Innovation, reshoring efforts by global manufacturers,...

2024-01-09 22:45:00 ET Summary Emerging markets (EMs) have regained their footing in 2023, but the recovery from October 2022 lows has been anything but uniform across individual markets. As a new EM cycle unfolds, we expect that the heterogeneous dynamics and secular themes that ...