VT News and Press, Vanguard Total World Stock Index From 03/23/21

The global economy showed resilience in the second half of 2020, exceeding expectations set during the darkest days of the COVID-19 pandemic. The global recovery has paused temporarily in the first quarter of 2021 as another wave of COVID-19 virus infections and new lockdowns dealt mu...

Excessive market power in the hands of a few firms can be a drag on medium-term growth, stifling innovation, and holding back investment. A pandemic-driven rise in market power across multiple industries would exacerbate a trend that goes back over four decades. What can governmen...

Vanguard Total World Stock ETF (VT) - $0.2531.Payable Mar 25; for shareholders of record Mar 23; ex-div Mar 22. For further details see: Vanguard Total World Stock ETF declares quarterly distribution of $0.2531

The Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-Earnings (CAPE) ratio of the US equity market is back above 35, a level last seen just before the 2000-2002 bear market. While high valuation multiples don't necessarily mean low or negative future returns, higher multiples do require higher future gro...

Expectations for rising inflation and economic growth coming out of the pandemic has fueled surging stock prices and plummeting bond prices. But trillions of dollars of debt from unproductive spending has built up in the last year, which fundamentally impairs future economic growth. ...

VanEck CEO Jan van Eck's latest investment outlook explores the recent bitcoin rally and the underlying trends supporting it. He discusses what economic growth looks like in 2021 after the worst year for the economy since World War II. He also discusses the impact of higher intere...

As COVID-19 has spread across the globe, wreaking havoc, a financial pandemic has likewise proliferated around the world. Zombie companies, weak firms persistently unable to cover their fixed expenses with operating profits, massively increased in number in 2020. But zombie compan...

Global PMI signals fastest rise in firms costs for over 12 years as higher material prices are accompanied by record jump in service sector costs. Charges for goods and services rise at steepest rate for over a decade, led by the US and Brazil. Weak consumer services price inflati...

Global PMI at second-highest since August 2018. Manufacturing reports robust expansion despite supply delays, services impeded by COVID-19. Consumer services remain hardest hit, financial services boom. For further details see: Global Growth Accelerates As COVID-19 Restr...

After last year's sharp equity market rally, the recent selloff serves as a reminder that the exit from the pandemic will be bumpy. Despite the volatility, investors preferred expensive stocks and companies with strong sales growth to an unusual degree. For risk-aware investors, p...