Investment Adventures in Emerging Markets

Emerging Market Insights – Semiconductor sector soars
Emerging Markets

Emerging Market Insights – Semiconductor sector soars

Read why the semiconductor industry, electric vehicles and Egypt are topics the Franklin Templeton Emerging Markets Equity team is thinking about today.

Bolstering building blocks and silicon shields
Asia

Bolstering building blocks and silicon shields

As the global chip shortage drags on, Taiwan’s semiconductor industry remains front and center for the world economy. Despite the US passage of the Chips and Science Act to bolster competitiveness, US chipmakers still face a long road ahead in their aim to overtake rivals in Asia. Dina Ting, Head of Global Index Portfolio Management, Franklin Templeton Exchange-Traded Funds, offers reflections on Taiwan and its investment potential as a dominant force in the semiconductor industry.