FLZA News and Press, Franklin FTSE South Africa From 06/16/23

2023-06-16 02:29:00 ET Summary Banking sector crises have historically been one of the key drivers of risk for emerging-market (EM) countries’ asset returns. Naturally, the recent banking crises in the US and Europe raise concerns about EM exposure to financial sector risks...

2023-06-09 22:00:00 ET Summary The US Federal Reserve is expected to deliver a hawkish skip, but if inflation ends up being too hot, the Fed could opt to deliver a rate hike. The European Central Bank is expected to hike interest rates by another 25 basis points on Thursday, poten...

2023-06-02 20:30:00 ET Summary Oil prices are rallying ahead of the OPEC+ meeting this weekend, with traders potentially fearing another surge in prices. Economic data for the week will focus on the service sector, trade deficit, and jobless claims in the US, with the ISM services...

2023-05-26 21:00:00 ET Summary Treasury Secretary Yellen will soon provide an update on the X-date and that could show talks might have an extra week from the current June 1st deadline to get a deal done. The lira hit a record low against the dollar on Friday ahead of the vote, wi...

2023-05-20 02:05:00 ET Summary Wall Street will remain focused on debt ceiling drama, a plethora of Fed speak, flash PMIs, and bank stress. Wednesday is the main event as the Minutes could provide some hints that some policymakers are ready to pause tightening. Next week is bi...

2023-05-13 00:44:00 ET Summary Wall Street will remain focused on debt ceiling drama, a plethora of Fed speak, retail earnings, and bank stress. This week contains nine Fed appearances, with the highlights coming from Bostic on Monday, Goolsbee on Tuesday, while Fed Chair Powell p...

2023-05-11 00:00:00 ET Summary South African companies struggled with multiple headwinds at the start of the second quarter, load shedding in particular. A renewed rise in new business thus largely translated into a pile-up in backlogs of work that was the sharpest since last Augu...

2023-05-06 01:15:00 ET Summary The US labor market is showing signs of resilience, but now the focus shifts back to inflation, with a close eye staying on the banking space. President Biden will meet with four top congressional leaders on May 9th to discuss the budget which will d...

2023-04-29 00:05:00 ET Summary This week will be extremely busy as we have an FOMC decision, the nonfarm payroll report, peak earnings season, all while Wall Street keeps an eye on the banking industry to see if any new stresses arise. The ECB is under less pressure to pause its t...

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...