VEA News and Press, Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets From 06/10/22

Strength in the U.S. dollar versus the Japanese yen and British pound has weighed heavily on international equity ETFs but there are signs that the dollar bull run maybe ending. The Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF (VEA) offers cheap exposure to international stocks and is well div...

Global economic expansion forecast for 2022 was slashed by the World Bank amidst several years of above-average inflation and below-average growth lie ahead with potentially destabilizing consequences for low- and middle-income economies. Russian invasion of Ukraine denting activity, investme...

Central banks have primed markets to expect too many rate hikes in the face of persistent inflation, in our view. This keeps us neutral on stocks in the short run. The U.S. added 390, 000 jobs in May - a number that was matched by new entrants to the labor force. This shows the labor ...

What will happen to the stock market over the next year? How about the next 10 years? We take a deep dive into the changing demographics of the US, the problematic fiscal situation, and the potential for technology to help us power through it. I expect low but positive returns ove...

I have owned VYM since the end of 2017, but after looking at the appreciation and income statistics, VYM is not as appealing as it once was. To be fair, I have no intention of selling VYM. But if I was going to build the ETF basket again, I would redirect the capital allocated to VYM....

We still prefer equities over fixed income on a strategic horizon, but we moderate our stance after this year’s big market moves. Stocks bounced back on hopes the Federal Reserve can soon pause rate hikes. But we don’t expect a sustained rebound until the Fed takes a cle...

This might be a little rash, but my suggestion is to buy Ferrexpo as it's going to survive all of this. "This" being the events in Ukraine. My worry was regime change, something I don't think will happen. Therefore, property rights will be maintained, Ferrexpo is a buy. For ...

Central banks are facing a growth-inflation trade-off. Hiking interest rates too much risks triggering a recession, while not tightening enough risks causing runaway inflation. The Fed has made it clear it is ready to dampen growth. Implication: We are neutral developed market (DM) equiti...

Price pressures intensified on average, thanks in part to higher energy prices. While the China impact was most commonly reported in Japan, the Ukraine war impact was most heavily felt in the eurozone. For all economies, the path of inflation and the cost-of-living crisis remains ...

Over the last 120 years, valuations have consistently proved to be a strong predictor of future returns with lost decades a common occurrence. Given the low growth economic environment, low rates, and weak inflation, a market return significantly lower over the last decade is logical....