Templeton Dragon Fund Inc Stock News

The Templeton Dragon Fund is one of the longest-running China-focused investment funds. After a 25%+ rally in Chinese assets, it may be time for a pause as markets have gotten exuberant. Just as China

The Templeton Dragon Fund is one of the longest running China-focused investment funds. It is currently trading at a deep discount, reflecting poor investor sentiment towards China.

It appears to us that there is less potential for support for the country's embattled housing sector in the near term. While there had already been restrictions on the export of high-end chips to Chin

Our main takeaway from China's 20th Party Congress is the emphasis on security, implying further self-sufficiency—and potential investment opportunity—in the food, energy and technology sectors. A

The basic power division in China is between the Party and the state apparatus. The most interesting personnel changes will be those affecting members of the Politburo Standing Committee.

Non-China Asian exports are still growing, but the pace of increase has slowed and will slow still further as key export destinations struggle with inflation, energy security, and rising recession ris

Chinese economy may do modestly better in the second half of 2022. Longer term, the primary headwind for the Chinese economy lies in demographic patterns.

China's economy has struggled, but may be turning a corner. Why investors may want to consider Chinese stocks in their long game.

China's zero-COVID policy has cratered the economy, severely hampering mobility and discouraging consumer spending on services. In addition, it has extended economic uncertainty for businesses and cau

China's nominal GDP reached $17.5 trillion in 2021, a growth rate of 8.1%. We expect a slower GDP growth rate in 2022 due to very tight Covid measures in Q2 of this year.

The latest batch of official PMI data gave a nice boost to Chinese equities and also commodities. While China's supply-side stimulus allows to “mobilize” the official sector fairly quickly, it doe

The most recent macroeconomic figures show that the Chinese slowdown is much more severe than expected and not only attributable to the Covid-19 lockdowns. It is easy to use the Covid-19 lockdowns as

TDF is a Chinese equities closed-end-fund charging a high annual expense ratio.

With China beginning to cut its interest rates, while the West raises them, Chinese equities may see a turnaround in 2022. Haining Zha, Portfolio Manager, TD Asset Management, tells us more.

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