VT News and Press, Vanguard Total World Stock Index From 10/27/23

2023-10-27 23:25:00 ET Summary After two quarters of strong equity performance, markets paused and reversed in the third quarter of the year. U.S. equities lost -3.2% and European equities lost -2.1%. Clearly, the change of tone at the U.S. Federal Reserve (“Fed”) pl...

2023-10-26 02:57:00 ET Summary During July and August, we observed higher-than-normal volatility in trading volumes across equities, fixed income, foreign exchange and derivatives. Credit volumes witnessed some strong highs and lows in the third quarter. Notably, July—a mon...

2023-10-20 02:55:00 ET Summary The Israel-Gaza war adds to already elevated uncertainty. A major escalation in the conflict would make a material difference to economic prospects and our forecasts. 2024 inflation forecasts have been revised upward again across most reg...

2023-10-18 05:35:00 ET Summary Years of aggressive monetary conditions have begun to bite, and global central banks appear near the end of their respective tightening cycles. Growth in Europe was weaker than the US, since households there had comparatively smaller savings to navig...

2023-10-17 09:15:00 ET Summary Global stocks didn’t experience the big sell-off many feared would occur last week, despite the rise in geopolitical risk since Hamas’ attack of Israel. There is still uncertainty about the path of monetary policy, with the focus on whe...

2023-10-13 04:45:00 ET Summary Leaven Partners is a hedge fund management firm based in Michigan. The firm utilizes a deep value investing approach. Fund assets appreciated by 5.7% in Q3 2023, with a three-year return of 29.0% compared to the S&P 500's 34.1%. Core holdings...

2023-10-11 16:06:56 ET Summary Global equities are still in a bear market, far from previous highs. The iShares MSCI ACWI ETF is a good option for diversifying portfolios globally. The ACWI ETF has performed well due to the strong performance of U.S. stocks, particularly in th...

2023-10-10 11:15:00 ET Summary The World Trade Organization is finally catching on that global trade isn't growing like they thought it would. The WTO's report indicates global trade growth began slowing in the fourth quarter of 2022, which coincides with the timing of when trade ...

2023-10-09 23:06:00 ET Summary Worldwide Purchasing Managers' Index averaged 47.9 in the third quarter, down from 48.8 in the second quarter, thereby indicating that trade conditions deteriorated at the fastest quarterly rate so far this year. Manufacturing new export orders fell ...

2023-10-07 04:42:00 ET Summary The Global PMI data showed the rate of inflation of average prices charged for goods and services ticking higher, and continuing to rise at an elevated rate by historical standards. The service sector inflation was again evident, linked to waning dem...