FLZA News and Press, Franklin FTSE South Africa From 04/28/23

2023-04-28 04:00:00 ET Summary House prices experienced sharp increases in most developed economies during the last decade. Activity has remained fairly resilient in most eurozone housing markets in the face of tightening financial conditions and cooling demand. A housing bubb...

2023-04-25 01:40:00 ET Summary The economic data in the week ahead should solidify rate hike expectations for the May 3rd FOMC meeting, but it could also raise the bar for further tightening for the June 14th meeting. HICP data from Germany, France, and Spain will provide firm ins...

2023-04-15 00:35:00 ET Summary In addition to a plethora of Fedspeak, investors will closely pay attention to the Fed’s Beige Book. On Friday, the April flash PMI readings for the eurozone will be watched closely as they reflect some of the banking turmoil that has hit the ...

2023-04-14 00:00:00 ET Summary Deposits are the main source of funding for EM commercial banks. Some frontier countries still lag in terms of regulatory best practices. The volatility seen in the aftermath of recent events created investment opportunities. There has ...

2023-04-08 00:35:00 ET Summary The US labor market is softening, but still remains tight and that should keep the door open for policymakers to raise rates again at the May 3rd policy meeting. The ECB accounts will be of interest considering recent events and the central bank ...

2023-04-01 02:02:00 ET Summary The March US jobs report may not be enough to stop the Fed from tightening another 25 basis points in May. The South African Reserve Bank surprised markets and raised rates by 50 basis points in March, taking the policy rate to 7.75%. China: the ...

2023-03-26 06:00:00 ET Summary Inflation is expected to remain elevated longer in Sub-Saharan Africa than in other regions. The surge in global commodities prices in 2021 gave room to Sub-Saharan Africa countries to adopt fiscal consolidation measures as tax proceeds, particularly...

2023-03-18 02:25:00 ET Summary Fed expectations are all over the place with Nomura analysts calling for a rate cut, while most investors are between a hold or a final quarter-point rate rise. It goes without saying that the focus in Europe next week will be firmly on the banking s...

2023-03-11 00:46:00 ET Summary Wall Street will pay close attention to the February inflation report. The ECB is widely expected to raise interest rates by 50 basis points on Thursday but it’s what comes next that investors will be most interested in. The fact that the ...

Summary The US has a very busy week ahead. The two main events are Fed Chair Powell’s semi-annual testimony to Congress and the nonfarm payroll report. Christine Lagarde’s appearance in the middle of next week will be highly anticipated following the February inflation dat...