VCR News and Press, Vanguard Consumer Discretion From 08/15/23

2023-08-15 10:07:16 ET Jefferies' equity research team upgraded its year-end S&P 500 ( SP500 ) target on Tuesday morning as the financial institution noted tailwinds from easing inflation, positive economic surprises and earnings downgrades that have faded. “Our new base ...

2023-08-15 05:45:00 ET Summary The Leisure Products group is hampered by difficult year-over-year earnings comparisons. Consumers continue to feel the pressure of higher food prices on their spending power and continue to gravitate towards the discounters for everyday low prices. ...

2023-08-11 03:25:00 ET Summary The back-to-school shopping season is looking softer this year but still earns a "passing" grade in our forecast. This year, thanks to renewed consumer confidence and rising incomes, back-to-school sales are forecasted to grow 1.8% to $978 billion. ...

2023-08-09 19:35:00 ET Summary Recent Retail Sales data figures have been mixed, but corporate executives are optimistic about the state of the consumer. The next month is expected to boast record school-related and college spending – the most important retail season of the...

2023-08-01 08:58:59 ET Jefferies said Tuesday that recently released data showed that hedge funds trimmed their exposure to equities headed into summer, although their commitment to stocks remained strong compared to the longer-term average. Meanwhile, these investors added to their positio...

2023-08-01 05:15:00 ET Summary It’s Q2 earnings season, and many of our stocks are already exhibiting relative strength, which is a sign that money is gravitating to companies that will post the strongest quarterly results and the best future guidance. We’re finally ...

2023-08-01 03:35:00 ET Summary As we think about this year, I think one of the things that we need to be mindful of is this idea of this is still an economic environment that is still under pressure from exceptionally fast tightening and monitory policy. This year, we've seen not ...

2023-07-25 14:37:36 ET Summary Key indicators suggest that the Vanguard Consumer Discretionary Index Fund ETF Shares year to date surge was premature. Although market-based variables imply that cyclical stocks are set to outperform, we think the VCR ETF's strong year to date perfo...

2023-07-25 01:30:00 ET Summary Why the stock market gains we're seeing may not be telling the whole story. Investors may have been too focused on market capitalization in the first half. Finding opportunities in the healthcare sector. The strong market performance ...

2023-07-19 21:30:00 ET Summary Adding another positive data point to others indicating economic expansion is the Trucking Tonnage Index. This is a volatile series that should only be monitored as a multi-month trend and in conjunction with other related economic series. The Ju...