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Investment Adventures in Emerging Markets

Asia

May 2024 Emerging Market Insights: China’s market rebounds

Three things Franklin Templeton Emerging Markets Equity has an eye on today: China’s equity rebound, a recalibration of US interest-rate expectations, and commodity prices.

May 06, 2024

Asia

Egypt: Bold moves

Egypt has taken long-awaited steps to stabilize its currency and return to economic orthodoxy—decisions with implications for investors, according to Franklin Templeton Emerging Markets Equity team.

March 08, 2024

Asia

Emerging Market Insights: China policy recalibration

Our Franklin Templeton Emerging Markets Equity team is thinking about three things this month: China policy recalibration, US interest rates and global elections.

February 06, 2024

Perspective

Emerging Market Insights: 2024 Outlook

Drivers for emerging markets in 2024 include a potential recovery in earnings growth, the likelihood of a US soft landing, and evidence that interest rates have peaked. Get the latest outlook from Franklin Templeton Emerging Markets Equity.

January 08, 2024

Asia

Emerging Market Insights: Easier financial conditions in emerging markets

Interest-rate cuts and shifting trade patterns bode well for emerging markets, according to Franklin Templeton Emerging Markets Equity. Get the team’s latest outlook.

December 07, 2023

Perspective

Emerging Market Insights: Middle East impact muted

Fears of higher interest rates for longer continue to weigh on equities—including those in emerging markets. Franklin Templeton Emerging Markets Equity explores this and more in its latest market outlook.

November 09, 2023

Perspective

Emerging Markets Insights: Golden Week

While China’s recovery will aid trade and benefit other emerging markets (EMs), at a sector level, local, consumption-driven growth will remain a core theme for many EM economies, according to Franklin Templeton Emerging Markets Equity.

October 09, 2023

Perspective

Emerging Markets Insights: From BRICS to BRICS+

The opportunity set is wide and growing wider in emerging markets, according to Franklin Templeton Emerging Markets Equity. Get the team’s latest outlook.

September 08, 2023

Perspective

Emerging Markets Insights: Fund flows improving

Uncertainty toward emerging market economies is waning, as countries are focusing on growth strategies and policies to spur their respective economies. Franklin Templeton Emerging Markets Equity explores the investment implications.

August 07, 2023

Asia

Emerging Markets Insights: The dominance of technology

Emerging markets have been adopting new technologies, which solve existing challenges, raise productivity and reflect changing consumption patterns. Learn more from Franklin Templeton Emerging Markets Equity.

July 12, 2023

Perspective

Emerging Markets Insights: Emerging market earnings outlook

The earnings season in emerging markets is underway, and flat headline earnings growth in 2023 masks significant divergence across individual markets, according to Franklin Templeton’s Emerging Markets Equity.

May 05, 2023

Perspective

Emerging Market Insights: Headwinds for EMs from higher bond yields

Market swings seem likely in coming months, but Franklin Templeton’s Emerging Markets Equity team is focused on corporate fundamentals and longer-term structural trends including digitalization and premiumization. Get the team’s latest outlook.

March 07, 2023

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