Franklin Templeton

Environmental, social and governance (ESG) screening factors are transitioning from important to essential for a growing number of investors. The COVID-19 pandemic exposed a divergence in ESG capabilities across markets—including emerging markets—and...

Chinese internet stocks have struggled in recent weeks amid tighter regulatory scrutiny, higher US Treasury yields and block trades linked to a troubled hedge fund. Stocks in the Philippines slid as a widening contagion led to renewed restrictions in...

A year has now passed since the correction of March 2020, as markets first appreciated the implications of a global pandemic. These measures signal the government’s broader push to a more sustainable and higher quality of growth for the long term. Ra...

Last year was eventful on many levels. We expect monetary and fiscal stimulus measures to continue being accommodative well into 2021. The commitment from central banks is strong, and we believe that interest rates will remain lower for longer. Inves...

It’s been more than a year since the initial outbreak of COVID-19, but the global pandemic continues to challenge economies and their health care systems. Stress in emerging market banking systems has been manageable, despite the loan moratoriums and...

The strength of China’s economic recovery is unparalleled, in our view. More recently, the government’s commitment to achieving a carbon-neutral footprint by 2060 could lead to some interesting opportunities in the renewables space, as well as the el...