VT News and Press, Vanguard Total World Stock Index From 09/16/21

The Vanguard Total World Stock ETF has over 9,000 individual holdings that address all relevant markets across the globe. The rich valuation of domestic equities has presented a case for an allocation to international equities. Strong returns and income growth have put VT on our s...

Now, more than perhaps at any time in the past 70 years, investors are worried that there's no truly risk-free asset that they can invest in. Confidence in the traditional safe assets, such as bills and bonds issued by the US and other rich countries, has been sapped by unsustainable ...

Nearly 11 million U.S. jobs available, new report shows. ECB announces slowdown in monthly bond purchases. Is the global economic recovery still on track? For further details see: A Worker's Market: U.S. Job Openings Hit All-Time High

Consumer price inflation in China retreated again during August 2021, with a year-over-year change of just 0.8%. This was the lowest since March, the fourth straight month of decelerating price changes. Is the Delta variant that much worse for China and the global economy? Or has the ...

There’s been an ongoing debate in recent years about the prospects for the US 60/40 stocks/bonds benchmark, which has become a staple for portfolio analytics. There’s much to criticize here, and arguably the weaknesses of the 60/40 standard are mounting in an increasingl...

To date, 2021 has been as almost good as it gets for equity investors. Any slowdown in growth has yet to feed into consensus earnings forecasts which have continued to increase over the summer. Investors have few high-yielding alternatives for as long as real and nominal bond yiel...

Global manufacturing remained beset by unprecedented supply issues in July, which constrained output and drove prices higher. The analysis of survey responses suggests that the number of companies reporting lower production due to staff or materials shortages is running at around five...

After the high inflation of the 1970s, the message for central bankers was very simple: keep inflation low. Inflation at 2.0% would make it very difficult to generate enough financial repression to help manage current debt levels. The new regime is unlikely to be a carbon copy of ...

Equities wobbled a bit midway through August, but they have since regained their mojo, all but confirming that the bull market in equities remains strong and unchallenged. A reduction in the pace of QE is coming, in both the US and Europe. Indeed, the pace of asset purchases already h...

Shares in China continue to post sharp year-to-date losses vs. an otherwise upside bias for global stocks, based on a set of exchange-traded funds tracking the world’s major equity regions through yesterday’s close (Aug. 25). Some investors see opportunity in beaten-down...