VCR News and Press, Vanguard Consumer Discretion From 07/15/21

When the markets goes on the make a new high and all economically sensitive sectors such as these do not confirm the new high, it is a clear signal the new highs are not being supported by economic fundamentals. We are seeing significant bearish divergences in almost all measures of b...

In 2021, energy is where the money is going. Money is flowing out of Momentum stocks this year, and much of it is going into Value names. Commodities are having a strong showing compared to last year. For further details see: If You Want To Know Where The Market Action I...

sefa ozel/E+ via Getty Images The National Retail Federation now expects retail sales in 2021 to grow between 10.5% and 13.5% from the 2020 level to a range of between $4.44T and $4.56T. The new forecast is a pretty significant increase from the prior NRF forecast released in Februa...

baona/iStock via Getty Images As concerns dwindle over gathering in crowds or attending public events, 86% of Americans plan to celebrate Independence Day this year, up from 76% in 2020. Those who do have plans for the holiday are forecast to spend about $80 on food items - in line with histo...

A dashboard with metrics in consumer cyclical subsectors. Value and quality scores. Focus on VCR. A list of cheap stocks. For further details see: VCR: Consumer Discretionary Dashboard For June

Last Tuesday, while the Federal Open Market Committee was meeting in Washington, DC, the Labor Department reported that the Producer Price Index (PPI) rose 0.8% in May, which is significantly higher than the economists’ consensus estimate of a 0.5% increase. Food prices rose 2....

Last week the Fed met, and for a few hours everyone thought it meant one thing, but by the next day, everyone had decided that it didn’t mean that at all. In the end, bond yields barely moved and the outlook for the economy only changed mildly. The 10-year Treasury note yield w...

May retail sales equals $620.2 billion and is sharply above the pandemic low of $409.8 billion. The strong consumer demand has overwhelmed retail and business inventory levels, and this shows in the low inventory-to-sales ratio of these segments. On the other hand, shortages of se...

Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF (VCR) - $0.3879.30-Day SEC Yield of 0.44% as of May. 31.Payable Jun 24; for shareholders of record Jun 22; ex-div Jun 21. For further details see: Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF declares quarterly distribution of $0.3879

alicat/E+ via Getty Images The Federal Reserve has kept rates near zero in its latest FOMC statement and continues to purchase assets at their current rate. However, Federal Reserve officials on Wednesday indicated that they expect two interest rate increases by the end of 2023. Before Wednes...