VPL News and Press, Vanguard FTSE Pacific From 07/28/21

The inflation story in emerging markets remains highly differentiated, but the pandemic caused a sharp decline that was felt across all regions. Food inflation has been rising across major emerging markets. However, several local factors impact food inflation, and the causes of higher...

While no one can reliably predict how any given mutual fund/ETF can do a year or more in advance, I have a long record of long-term success at recommending winners. As a further test of that, I looked at the performance of my long-standing 20 fund recommendations as well as 60 newer r...

The Asia-Pacific region experienced a recession in 2020 owing to the COVID-19 pandemic, with Asia-Pacific GDP contracting by an estimated 1.1%. During the second half of 2020, many Asia-Pacific economies had shown a significant recovery in economic momentum. However, recovery mome...

Global PMI signalled regional divergence deepening. Delta variant driven divergence aggravates as price pressures ease. Divergence in growth performance carries key risks, including for emerging market assets. For further details see: Delta Variant Spread Poses Key Risks...

Logistical bottlenecks, caused by disruptions to ports, shipping lines and domestic transportation, have lengthened delivery times and further weighed on the supply shortage in some regions. Ports in Europe and the west coast of the U.S. remain congested. Congestion has also incre...

As the world convalesced from the pandemic, stocks advanced in the second quarter and earnings rebounded across sectors. With business gains broadening amid complex market risks, we think investors should lean on quality to find stocks that will perform well in a normalizing world eco...

Momentum can be a powerful force for investors wishing to attempt to maximize returns as, quite often, it can continue almost indefinitely. However, momentum can be seen not only in the short-term performance of funds/ETFs but over extremely long periods. Eight of my "Recommended ...

The potential for higher U.S. taxes, coupled with regulatory risks and shifting growth momentum, tempers our near-term enthusiasm for U.S. equities. Euro area business activity surged in June as the region catches up on the restart that has been led by the U.S. and UK. Investors w...

The global economy has reached an important milestone in the second quarter of 2021, surpassing the pre-pandemic real GDP peak attained in the fourth quarter of 2019. After a 3.5% contraction in 2020, global real GDP is projected to increase 6.0% in 2021, its strongest advance since 1...

Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF (VPL) - $0.4952.Payable Jun 24; for shareholders of record Jun 22; ex-div Jun 21. For further details see: Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF declares quarterly distribution of $0.4952