VTI News and Press, Vanguard Total Stock Market From 06/28/23

2023-06-28 20:28:52 ET Summary We love the power of charts. Here are four charts that are important for investors today. We examine market breadth, liquidity, jobless claims, and GDI vs GDP. "A picture is worth a thousand words, but a chart is worth a thousand pictur...

2023-06-28 17:04:09 ET Summary Regional and midsized U.S. commercial banks are increasingly selling their loans, including car and consumer loans, commercial real estate and special finance in an effort to gain liquidity and de-risk. This trend is expected to continue and potentia...

2023-06-28 14:22:29 ET Summary Despite melt-up dynamics favoring equities because it's a pre-election year, we appear to be on the verge of an incredible deflationary bust. Deflation is a macroeconomic phenomenon characterized by a generalized decline in prices of goods and servic...

2023-06-27 04:27:17 ET Summary Two Sentiment indicators suggest that the current market rally is not over, as there are not enough bullish investors yet. Both the UltraPro Bear-Bull Buying Ratio and the ProShare S&P 500 short fund indicate that a major market decline is unlike...

2023-06-26 16:39:00 ET Summary The Global Market Index fell 1.7% last week, marking the first decline for this multi-asset-class benchmark since the final week of May. Equities in Europe and Asia are moderately lower in today’s trading following the failed coup in Russia ov...

2023-06-26 13:51:44 ET Summary Markets have performed well so far in 2023, based on the major indices, but the rally has lacked breadth and been driven primarily by a few mega-cap stocks like Apple. The Federal Reserve's most aggressive monetary tightening since the early 80s is f...

2023-06-26 12:47:02 ET Summary Three factors have delayed the impact of the Fed's interest rate increases: the decline in gas prices, and pandemic-related supply chain issues in vehicle production and housing construction. The U.S. economy has been able to avoid a downturn due to ...

2023-06-24 08:00:00 ET Summary High frequency weekly indicators provide a good forecast and nowcast of the economy and can signal changes before monthly or quarterly data is available. Long leading indicators, short leading indicators, and coincident indicators are used to assess ...

2023-06-23 14:43:01 ET Summary Commercial banks in the United States hold 14.6 percent of their total assets in cash, around the highest level ever. An excessive amount of this cash comes from the effort of the Federal Reserve to "pump" money into the banking system to protect aga...

2023-06-23 12:03:28 ET Summary Just yesterday, the VIX hit its lowest level since January 2020. A defensive stance does not necessarily mean exiting the market. I said all along that I though mid-June would be the set up for a potential risk-off period. Life is b...