VPL News and Press, Vanguard FTSE Pacific From 02/19/21

Inflation is going to remain relatively well-bounded. We will see a cyclical uptick in inflation this year. But from a longer-term perspective, there isn’t a meaningful risk of inflation breaking out significantly to the upside. Fiscal and monetary support are clearly two aspec...

Emerging Asian equities outpaced broader EMs in January. East Asian markets were largely buoyant. In many EMs, a central new reality is the rise of domestic demand as a driver of growth. Often overlooked, we believe that the frontier markets (FMs) asset class continues to exhibit ...

Global manufacturing PMI at 53.5 in January from 53.8 in December. Production growth remains strong but eases as exports come close to stalling, led by renewed fall in China. Supply chain delays close to highest since 2004. Prices rise at steepest rate in nearly a decade. ...

The Asia-Pacific region experienced a severe recession in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with APAC GDP contracting by an estimated 1.5% year-on-year (y/y). Despite severe disruptions to Asian electronics production and to global demand due to the pandemic during the first half of ...

Towards the end of last year, the relatively good performance of most Asian economies in terms of the Covid pandemic started to crack. The deterioration has not been as dramatic as in Europe or the US. But the tolerance for Covid in Asia is very much lower, and some restrictions h...

Elm Partners offers diversified portfolios of ETFs and index funds using an algorithmic value- and momentum-based asset allocation system. The economic and market volatility induced by the global pandemic provided a demanding test for the Fund’s dynamic asset allocation model, ...

Despite suffering steeper losses in the March panic and again in the September/October correction, the Russell 1000 finished 2020 with a threefold lead over its global peers (up 21% versus 6.8%, respectively). As was the case globally, P/E multiple expansion, rather than dividend or f...

Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF (VPL) - $0.8822.Payable Dec 24; for shareholders of record Dec 22; ex-div Dec 21. For further details see: Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF declares quarterly distribution of $0.8822

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Despite COVID-19 pandemic, emerging markets have shown continued appetite for structural reforms that could lay the foundation for lasting economic recoveries. Highlights of news and events driving emerging markets during the month of October. Where our Emerging Markets Equity tea...