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The South African government recently announced a significant increase in public funding for the embattled utility parastatal, Eskom, following on from an earlier multi-year “bailout” plan announced in February. As we have detailed in prior articles, for years the state-owned...
Almost everything in life is relative, and investing is no exception. Stocks are having a wonderful year, thus far, in 2019, right? Well, yes, but (certain) bonds are having an even better year than stocks: Shares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ( TLT ): +17% SPDR® S&P 500 ETF ( SP...
In the following article, we provide an update on the economic outlook for South Africa (NYSE: EZA ) following some important recent events. Specifically, we reference the reappointment of Lesetja Kganyago as South Africa’s central bank governor for another five-year term. The news was ...
By Mohieddine (Dino) Kronfol, Chief Investment Officer, Franklin Templeton Global Sukuk and MENA Fixed Income Islamic finance has grown at a healthy pace, and within this market, sukuk - Shariah-compliant bonds - have increasingly attracted attention from investors across the globe. Frank...
There are different ways to measure economic strength, but China and Japan have the second and third largest GDP. The projected Chinese GDP for 2019 is $14.1 trillion while projected Japanese GDP for 2019 is $5.2 trillion with the US in first place with $21.4 trillion. The Chinese economy is...
By Danesh Ranchhod, CFA, Vice President, Executive Director, Franklin Templeton Emerging Markets Equity South Africa's ruling African National Congress party maintained its power, winning the national elections this month. But can the country's leaders stamp out corruption, and spur more ...
Country-specific exchange-traded funds are a great way for investors to take a position on local market equity return factors. While many of the world's largest foreign companies trade on U.S. exchanges as ADRs (American Depository Receipts), country-specific ETFs often provide investors uniqu...
In an article last year, we discussed possible portfolio strategies in order to navigate the potentially tempestuous waters of rising populism and related to that the evolving trade war between China and the U.S. Although earlier in the year it appeared that both sides were willing to compro...
It is hard to get equity exposure to Africa The Vaneck Vectors/Africa IX ETF is one of the few vehicles I found when looking to increase my equity exposure to Africa. The iShares MSCI Frontier ETF ( FM ) has only a 20% exposure to Africa. The iShares MSCI South Africa ETF ( EZA ) holds onl...
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