VT News and Press, Vanguard Total World Stock Index From 04/12/21

In the 1990s and 2000s, the world manufacturing production to a substantial extent moved from advanced countries to some developing countries. That resulted from the combination of an increase of the labor supply in the global market economy, trade opening, and technological transform...

According to the most recent Flow Show report issued by BofA Merrill Lynch, $576 billion flowed into global equity funds in the past five months, since November 2020. That’s larger than the $425 billion invested in equity funds for the entire 12 years prior to that. From fundam...

Global PMI signals fastest rise in firms' input costs since 2008. Charges for goods and services both rise at steepest rates in PMI survey history. US sees sharpest price hikes, led by rising prices for consumer goods. For further details see: Global Price Gauge Hits New...

Global PMI highest since August 2014. Manufacturing reports robust expansion despite supply delays, services boosted by easing of COVID-19 restrictions. Consumer services show signs of steadying after steep downturn. US leads upturn, Brazil lags. For further details see:...

Global PMI employment index at second-highest since May 2019 as firms seek to boost capacity. Job gains fueled by rising backlogs of work and brighter outlook. Broad-based developed word job market strength contrasts with stalling emerging market employment. For further deta...

Strong global manufacturing production reported in March, but growth stymied by supply constraints. Rising backlogs of work hint at further robust expansion in second quarter. But inflation concerns are fanned by record rise in factory gate prices. For further details see: ...

Despite high uncertainty levels still prevalent, the International Monetary Fund is optimistic about global growth this year; it raised its 2021 GDP forecasts (for second time in three months) to 6% from its 5.5% January forecast levels led by stronger economic recovery amid vaccine roll...

Recessions wreak havoc and the damage is often long-lived. Productivity has also been affected by COVID-19 disruptions to production networks. Despite higher-than-anticipated growth as the global economy recovers from the COVID-19 shock, we expect world output in the medium term t...

After a fire at a factory owned by Renesas Electronics, it will be at least a month before they can restart operations at their semi-conductor plant. As a result, Japanese auto manufacturers all sold off, since they will now likely have to further curtail production. The speed of Covi...

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...