VT News and Press, Vanguard Total World Stock Index From 03/31/23

2023-03-31 05:05:00 ET Summary There are many reasons why a simple portfolio can be too simple and actually create complexity in your financial life. In the case of many one-stop funds, you can actually replicate the same basic holdings with two funds. This can create marginally m...

2023-03-28 21:59:00 ET Summary The global economy is in a moderate slowdown, with financial markets being whipsawed by tensions in the banking sectors of the US and Europe in the final weeks of the quarter. Thus far in 2023, global equity markets have proven to be resilient in the...

2023-03-22 06:00:00 ET Summary Although reference yields on government bonds have decreased since the failure of SVB, risk premia have widened, raising financing costs and discouraging investment. Deposit withdrawals and declining equity valuations will put banks in a defensive po...

2023-03-17 13:52:06 ET Vanguard Total World Stock ETF ( NYSEARCA: VT ) - $0.2852 . Payable Mar 23; for shareholders of record Mar 21; ex-div Mar 20. For further details see: Vanguard Total World Stock ETF declares quarterly distribution of $0.2852

2023-03-16 05:05:00 ET Summary Over the past week, investors have had to digest U.S. banking failures and the threatened collapse of a major European bank. This stress has finally underscored the tensions between global central banks’ efforts to tame inflation and growing c...

2023-03-08 03:33:00 ET Summary Global jobs growth accelerated to a six-month high in February as improving demand conditions and rising business confidence encouraged greater hiring, with job gains reported in all major economies bar Brazil. The fastest jobs growth, by a whisker, ...

2023-03-07 15:33:00 ET Summary For every dollar that the Fed was selling in bonds, the Treasury Department was buying. With higher income and the ability to withstand any unexpected spikes in interest rates, bonds continue to offer attractive value compared to stocks. With val...

2023-03-07 12:50:00 ET Summary Global business activity grew at its strongest rate for eight months in February, reviving further from the low seen last October. Looking at the major developed economies, there was encouraging news from the US and Europe. Looking ahead, prospec...

Summary Global manufacturing output returned to growth in February after six months of decline, according to the JPMorgan Global Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index compiled by S&P Global. The improvement was driven by Asia and coincided with the reopening of the economy of mai...

Summary The post-global financial crisis dominance of US equities has been completely unprecedented. Fed Chair Jerome Powell has prioritized inflation containment as the central bank’s top policy priority, and at a November 2022 press conference, indicated that the Fed still has ...