Templeton Dragon Fund Inc Stock News

China has taken measures to stimulate its economy and stem the rout in Chinese equities via both fiscal and monetary stimulus, contrasting with the US' restrictive monetary policy. China's slow recove

China's near-term challenges and long-term uncertainties are plentiful, but the widespread pessimism towards the Chinese economy and markets feels excessive.

The PBOC held the 1-year medium-term lending facility (MLF) rate at 2.5% in March. The PBOC remains on a dovish tilt, but depreciation pressure on the RMB limits room for monetary easing in China befo

For the third month in four, equity CEFs (+1.81%) witnessed gains while their fixed income CEF (+0.52%) counterparts for the fourth month in a row posted plus-side returns.

China and Hong Kong markets had a humbling 2023 with equities down more than 10%. Beijing has also begun stepping up tourism and travel promotions, granting visa-free entry to 11 countries, with Singa

Why China May Need To Do More To Boost Investor Confidence

The Chinese economy is stabilising, but the only fireworks will come from the new year celebrations, which begin on February 11, as momentum remains weak. China's GDP growth for the fourth quarter ros

China's government is finally moving to stimulate the economy after its sluggish post-COVID reopening.

Chinese stock prices have lost money in the 16 years since 2007 and are now back near 2005 levels. Chinese treasury bonds have rallied sharply as beaten-up capital capitulates out of riskier markets a

Templeton Dragon Fund has commenced an issuer tender offer to purchase up to 25% of its common shares at 98% of NAV. The tender offer is a generous one and originates from City of London Investment Ma

22 out of 22 CEF sectors positive on price and 21 out of 22 sectors positive on NAV. Tortoise tender offering results. Eaton Vance tender offer results.

Templeton Dragon Fund has made some key changes in reaction to its recent underperformance. Not much has changed performance-wise, though, as TDF's newly rebalanced portfolio has drawn down alongside

PMI data for October showed momentum in China's economy waned following recent improvements in hard activity data. By industry type, most manufacturing sectors experienced a slowdown in growth in Octo

The IMF, the World Bank, and the United Nations all rank China and Japan as the second and third largest economies on the planet. More of what is occurring in the markets should reflect what is happen

For the second consecutive month, equity CEFs (+2.69% on a NAV basis) on average chalked up plus-side performance while their fixed income CEF cohorts (+1.03%) also posted gains. At month end, 13% of