VT News and Press, Vanguard Total World Stock Index From 04/04/24

2024-04-04 16:25:00 ET Summary Too many companies with solid earnings growth haven’t been rewarded in narrow equity markets. That may be about to change. The market’s resilience reflects a potential turning point for equity investors, in our view. Our research in...

2024-03-29 12:47:36 ET Summary Global markets have delivered substantial gains for investors, with interest rate hikes on hold and projections of rate cuts in the US and Europe. The iShares MSCI ACWI ETF offers diversification in global markets, but its deep diversification and re...

2024-03-27 17:59:52 ET Summary VXUS, an ETF focusing on global equity markets outside the US, offers extensive diversification with over 8,500 holdings but has no means to generate alpha. Since 1986, US stocks have outperformed international stocks, with the S&P 500 significan...

2024-03-26 14:15:00 ET Summary We think it's more likely than not that the U.S. avoids a recession in 2024, but economic uncertainty remains high with the economy running at full capacity, household savings diminishing, the labor market slowing down, and the U.S. Treasury yield curve ...

2024-03-20 08:15:45 ET Summary Inflation was on the rise recently, but we've seen no SPY reaction to rising bond yields (market valuations have continued to edge up despite falling rate-cut expectations). The sharp rise in bullish sentiment recently is a sign of greed to me. I see...

2024-03-19 16:10:02 ET Summary High free cash flow stocks have produced negative alpha since Q3 last year, contradicting the sentiment favoring them. Pacer Global Cash Cows Dividend ETF has underperformed the S&P 500 and All-Country World Index over the past year, but emerging...

2024-03-06 01:58:00 ET Stock Traders Daily has produced this trading report using a proprietary method.  This methodology seeks to optimize the entry and exit levels to maximize results and limit risk, and it is also applied to Index options, ETFs, and futures for our subscribers. This...

2024-02-24 01:04:00 ET Summary Measures facilitating trade are still outweighing those that restrict it globally, but the gap is narrowing for large economies (G20) and recent signs of looming protectionism on the side of the US and Europe are not encouraging for trade. However, g...

2024-02-21 16:55:00 ET Summary International trade drives global economic growth, and around 80% of the global movement of goods is via maritime transport. In December 2023 and January 2024, Suez Canal's flow of traffic has been reduced by around 42% because of the Houthi militant...

2024-02-21 01:27:28 ET Summary The global growth outlook for 2024 is positive, which is bullish for global equities, but rising interest rates and a strong dollar are key macro risks. The valuation gap between US and ex-US stocks is widening, making ex-US stocks more attractive fo...