VCR News and Press, Vanguard Consumer Discretion From 05/17/23

2023-05-17 00:00:00 ET Summary Markets are being shaped by disparate trends from falling energy prices to rising interest rates. During first-quarter earnings season, company reports indicated that these crosscurrents are intensifying business challenges—and making it harde...

2023-05-15 02:00:00 ET Summary As the economy begins to accelerate, value companies begin to outperform. The market continued to favor many of the more value-oriented or economically sensitive sectors of the market. The financial sector fell to the bottom of returns as balance...

2023-05-14 16:38:30 ET Quarterly earnings season has slowed down, but several big names remain on the docket for next week. The list of high-profile companies includes industry players like Home Depot ( NYSE: HD ), Cisco Systems ( NASDAQ: CSCO ), Walmart ( NYSE: WMT ...

2023-04-26 15:15:00 ET Summary Quality was the star performer in most markets in the first-quarter rollercoaster ride, with most of the factor's outperformance coming in March. Quality broadly outpaced its respective broad-market benchmarks and all other factors in Q1, most signif...

2023-04-22 03:30:00 ET Summary Given current market uncertainties, K2 Advisors remains defensive in terms of market outlook and beta positioning. While many managers experienced losses around recent rates volatility, the opportunity set may become clearer as policymakers grapple w...

2023-04-21 16:28:00 ET Summary Yesterday’s release of the Leading Economic Index from the Conference Board appears to settle the matter in favor of recession, but real-time analysis isn’t as clear-cut as this indicator suggests. The consultancy forecasts “econ...

2023-04-12 00:08:00 ET Summary A negative US 10-year minus 3-month yield spread has signalled every incoming recession of the last 60 years. In the real world, global PC shipments were -29% year over year in the first quarter, and the average work week in March’s payroll re...

2023-04-07 10:05:00 ET Summary The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index, a measure of household sentiment about their current and forward-looking financial situation, has held up reasonably well although understandably lower than the stimulus-aided optimism evident in early 2021...

2023-04-01 03:40:00 ET Summary Why the U.S. consumer continues to spend. As inventories begin to shrink, will retailers regain their pricing power and margins? Why consumer resilience is helping to push the chance of an economic slowdown further away. Even wi...

2023-03-27 13:47:58 ET Summary BGFV’s current yield is twice as much as the historical average. We examine if BGFV can meet its FY23 dividend bill through internally generated cash flow. We close with some thoughts on the technicals and the valuations. Company S...