VGLT News and Press, Vanguard Long-Term Government Bond ETF From 11/11/22

Summary The CPI report came in shockingly cooler than expected on November 10. However, the inflation battle is far from over. The Fed will probably push back against markets should financial conditions ease. The CPI report on November 10 was shocking , just that ins...

Summary The stock market has already endured a major correction over the past 12 months and could be headed back to pre-pandemic levels. The real estate market has been suddenly frozen by the rapid pace of the Fed's interest rate hikes. Home prices are now starting to drop and...

Summary This month's low CPI inflation numbers were not surprising based on upstream indicators of inflation. A statistical quirk in how shelter inflation is calculated is now largely responsible for core inflation. Deflationary pressures are rising, and are likely to temporar...

Summary Traditional theories and most conventional policy analysis state that inflation is unstable under an interest rate target. The Fed can help in the short run by raising interest rates, offsetting some of the inflation at the cost of larger future inflation. the simplist...

Summary While a divided US government may look appealing, there are long-term risks amid resulting gridlock. The longest night belonged to the pollsters and pundits, whose predictions for a “red wave” did not come to fruition. Looking at historical relationships ...

Summary The BLS released new price inflation data on November 10, and according to the report, price inflation during the month decelerated slightly, but remained near 40-year highs. According to the BLS, Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation rose 7.7 percent year over year during ...

Summary But there won’t be an adjustment for the Fed-favored “core PCE” price index that will come out before the next Fed meeting. Because of the periodic adjustment, the CPI for health insurance plunged 4.0% in October from September, a 6.1 percentage-point ...

Summary Most categories saw softer-than-expected inflation readings. We believe October’s softer-than-expected CPI reading strengthened the case that inflation will indeed moderate in 2023 after a period of elevated inflation. We believe the implications of the October ...

Summary A widely discussed criticism of the Federal Reserve is that the central bank was asleep at the switch last year when it waited too long to begin tightening monetary policy to nip emerging inflation in the bud. Comparing monetary policy across economies is tricky since ever...

Summary Almost half of the option contracts being traded on the S&P 500, to the tune of $300 billion of notional each day, have one-day expiries or less. Across all listed ETFs and indices, an astounding $1 trillion of notional value in put options (bets that an index or ETF w...