VEA News and Press, Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets From 02/01/22

Commodities were the upside outlier last month, offering substantial ballast to sliding prices elsewhere for most of the world’s markets. Stocks (VWO) and bonds (EMLC) in emerging markets sidestepped January’s selling with modest gains for the month. US stocks (VTI) ...

I had assigned a neutral rating to the Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF in May 2021 when it was quoting at about $51. Price data suggest that the ETF’s investable quotient is low for long-term investors. I am still neutral on the ETF’s long-term growth performance...

Despite ongoing inflation hype, the U.S. prices paid trend indicator peaked in June 2021 and turned down - this typically leads ISM Manufacturing prices by 2-3 months and suggests inflationary pressures will continue to reverse. Commodities are signalling a similar story, with the Gol...

Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VEA) - $0.7693. Payable Dec 23; for shareholders of record Dec 21; ex-div Dec 20. For further details see: Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF declares quarterly distribution of $0.7693

December's preliminary PMI numbers provided a more solemn note to end the year. Growth momentum across the world's largest developed economies revealed to have eased in the final month of the year. The latest COVID-19 Omicron variant developments add further downside risks to the ...

Interest rates are front and center today as the Federal Reserve prepares to update the world on its current thinking about monetary policy. There are still opportunities to earn modestly higher yields relative to safe-haven US Treasuries, but the spread remains relatively steady. ...

For the fourth consecutive month, mutual fund investors were net purchasers of fund assets, injecting $45.8 billion into conventional funds for November. Fixed income funds (+$22.7 billion for November) witnessed net inflows for the nineteenth month in a row, while money market funds ...

Without a successful green transition everywhere, climate risk is unmanageable anywhere. Not all companies can beat inflation by raising prices – that’s why this is a stock selection environment. The steps Iran has taken demonstrate it is moving closer to attaining n...

We see 2022 heralding a new market regime by delivering global stock gains and bond losses for a second year in a row - a first in about half a century. Stocks rallied back to near record levels and yields rose last week as worries of Omicron dissipated. China’s central bank lo...

The short-term correction has probably not ended yet. Macroeconomic indicators signal further upside for stocks despite short-term correction potential. The Fed could face tough challenges with its loose monetary stance sooner than many expect. For further details see: B...