VT News and Press, Vanguard Total World Stock Index From 02/02/22

A slowing in the worldwide factory sector was signalled in January as the JPMorgan Global Manufacturing PMI fell from 54.3 in December to 53.2, its lowest since October 2020. The survey's output index fell to a greater extent than the headline PMI, reflecting a marked slowing in produ...

In investing, the big five could more aptly refer to the connected categories of growth, inflation, interest rates, valuations, and style. 2022 is shaping up to be one of slowing toward more normal, healthy rates of economic growth and inflation, thereby paving the way to a sustainabl...

We have seen crypto disruption expand across the financial system and expect this to continue. Inflation pressures may linger through 2022 and pose a risk of spiraling into a more persistent economic factor. Historically in these market environments, real assets—including n...

The Vanguard Total World Stock ETF (NYSEARCA:VT) with its $25B AUM, closes in the green and back above its 100-day moving average. VT, which earlier this week closed below its 200-day moving average for the first time since June 2020, has rallied +0.9% today and +3.7% from...

Last week, the world’s major central banks marched on from the fight with COVID-19 and started maneuvering their troops for the coming battle against inflation. A day after the U.S. Federal Reserve revealed its plans, and a few hours after the European Central Bank declared its...

Vanguard Total World Stock ETF (NYSEARCA:VT) - $0.7850. Payable Dec 23; for shareholders of record Dec 21; ex-div Dec 20. For further details see: Vanguard Total World Stock ETF declares quarterly distribution of $0.7850

I had assigned a bullish rating to the Vanguard Total World Stock ETF in February 2021. The ETF has delivered a combined return (price gain plus TTM dividend yield) of 10.64% since then. I am neutral this time on its long-term prospects, but bullish on its short-term performance. ...

We believe economic growth, inflation and investment returns should moderate through 2022, but expect growth to remain above trend, which should support the outperformance of equities over bonds. The world is seeing the latest COVID-19 variant, named omicron, starting to spread after ...

The defining characteristics of the economic outlook for 2022 could be more about the composition of global growth than its trend. Year 2022 will be marked by the Fed's tapering and fading fiscal stimulus. The potential for spread pick-up and ratings boosts in the structured credi...

Without a successful green transition everywhere, climate risk is unmanageable anywhere. Not all companies can beat inflation by raising prices – that’s why this is a stock selection environment. The steps Iran has taken demonstrate it is moving closer to attaining n...