VEA News and Press, Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets From 09/07/23

2023-09-07 03:25:00 ET Summary Global jobs growth remained muted in August, according to PMI survey data. Job gains were largely limited to the emerging markets, where jobs growth hit a 12-year-high. Employment growth has cooled especially sharply in the US and Europe in recent mo...

2023-09-04 04:41:00 ET Summary Looking at the 3-year annual returns, the S&P 500 is still outperforming the Nasdaq 100 or QQQs. The 5-year return for the Russell 2000 is now low single digits. Watch annual returns, and in particular note which asset classes lag the major U...

2023-09-01 10:30:00 ET Summary Cash led the performance race in August for the major asset classes based on a set of proxy ETFs. The iShares Short Treasury Bond ETF, a cash proxy based on short-term government bonds with maturities of 1-year or less, rose 0.5% in August. Year-...

2023-08-28 14:29:00 ET Summary After three straight weekly declines, the Global Market Index (GMI) rebounded for the trading week through Friday, Aug. 25. US stocks (VTI) remain the clear leader with a 15.2% gain. US bonds (BND), on the other hand, are struggling to hold on to a w...

2023-08-22 05:25:00 ET Summary All the major asset classes fell last week, extending a run of risk-off sentiment of late, based on a set of ETF proxies. The worst performer for the major asset classes year to date: foreign property stocks. The sight of inflation and growth fac...

2023-08-22 02:33:54 ET Summary IEFA is a large and efficient ex-US/Canada developed markets index fund. Though it charges a low expense ratio, investors can find even cheaper funds. If you are looking for a methodology that emphasizes value or yield performance, there are also...

2023-08-17 13:50:00 ET Summary Earnings have been stagnating, and this past quarter, they came in better than feared. Heading into this season, I was paying very close attention to if companies are able to keep and maybe even grow their margins, and the answer is yes. Looking ...

2023-08-14 22:10:00 ET Summary As of Friday’s close, three of the 14 slices of the major asset classes are now underwater this year, based on ETF proxies through Friday, Aug. 11. A key factor that investors are focusing on is China’s economic slowdown. The US eco...

2023-08-09 12:53:40 ET Summary Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF offers diversification in developed foreign markets as an alternative to U.S.-centric investments. VEA has trailed the S&P 500 due to limited exposure to high-growth sectors, but may benefit from a credit event...

2023-08-07 18:55:00 ET Summary The stock market was down a little over 2% last week in what may be the start of a larger correction. In the 1970 recession, rates rose right until the onset of recession and hit a new high for that cycle during the recession. The employment repo...