VEA News and Press, Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets From 08/17/22

Ex-US stocks are a bargain right now after a big 2022 drop, but that doesn't mean traders and investors should buy EFA. EFA features big relative weakness since the June 16 stock market bottom. There are cheaper alternatives that investors should own rather than the high expense r...

Stocks have retraced a little over half of this year's decline, leading bulls to all but declare victory. However, the global economy has the same structural problems it had in June when stocks were nearly 15% cheaper. Prices are increasingly disconnected from fundamentals. Common...

With inflation at multi-decade highs in many countries and pressures broadening beyond food and energy prices, policymakers have pivoted toward tighter policy. Stable prices are a crucial prerequisite for sustained economic growth. The high uncertainty clouding the economic and in...

Global economic growth slowed to a crawl in July, according to the latest PMI survey data, led by the developed world falling into contraction for the first time in two years. Emerging market growth as a whole consequently remained broadly resilient at one of the fastest rates seen ov...

Output fell in the United States, Eurozone, UK and Japan, while mainland China saw a reduced rate of expansion and the rest of Asia as a whole likewise mustered only modest growth. The global manufacturing PMI survey's Output Index signaled stalled production in July. The worsenin...

The long-term expected return for the GMI remains moderately below the index’s trailing realized 10-year performance through July, based on the average of three forecasting models. For historical perspective on how GMI’s realized total return has evolved through time, co...

Many of the downside risks flagged in our April World Economic Outlook have begun to materialize. Despite slowing activity, global inflation has been revised up, in part due to rising food and energy prices. As advanced economies raise interest rates to fight inflation, financial ...

The majority of the major asset classes rebounded in July, providing relief from an extended run of red ink, based on a set of proxy ETFs. The challenges that triggered widespread selling in global markets this year remain in force – the war in Ukraine, high inflation, rising i...

We highlight the top three behavioral biases to avoid in the new, volatile market regime - and give tips on how investors can try to overcome them. Stocks rallied and yields fell last week after markets concluded the Fed’s pace of rate hikes will slow. We are less sanguine and ...

After months of COVID-related disruptions, China’s economy looks to be on the path to normalization. While China has stepped up stimulus to support infrastructure spending, the property market outlook remains gloomy, mitigating China’s demand for global commodities. ...