VTI News and Press, Vanguard Total Stock Market From 10/12/23

2023-10-12 09:35:37 ET Summary September CPI rose 0.4% MoM, slightly higher than expected. Core CPI rose 0.3% MoM, in line with estimates. Expectations for a Fed rate hike in November are now under 5%. The September CPI report revealed a hotter-than-expected 0.4%...

2023-10-11 14:44:47 ET Summary Noted investor Paul Tudor Jones was on CNBC this week and is predicting a bleak future for the economy and stocks heading into 2024. The famed billionaire money manager highlighted two major concerns he has on the current market. The first was around...

2023-10-11 10:02:12 ET Summary VYM's screening mechanism is rather shallow and it could do with supplemental screeners. However, VYM's volatility profile is rather low and it has performed well off late in the face of harmful volatility. Valuations look cheap and we like the r...

2023-10-10 15:15:57 ET Summary Optimism for a soft landing in the economy has faded, with interest rates expected to remain higher for longer, leading to declines in the overall market in August and September. Importantly, thanks to rising yields and tepid earnings growth, the ris...

2023-10-10 12:33:11 ET Summary The U.S. money supply is shrinking for the first time since 1949, with M2 declining by around $700 billion since the hiking cycle began. We look at the factors driving the shrinking money supply. We also look at the implications of this macro tre...

2023-10-07 08:00:00 ET Summary Long leading indicators continue to be awful, with even higher interest rates. But consumer spending, among other coincident indicators, continues to hold up. My focus remains on the short leading indicators, to see if they finally capitulate to ...

2023-10-06 16:45:45 ET Summary The economy created 336,000 jobs in September and averages 267,000 jobs per month over the past year, above the pre-pandemic trends. The labor shortage persists with 3 million more job openings than unemployed individuals. While hope remains that...

2023-10-06 14:22:23 ET Summary The September nonfarm payrolls exceeded expectations, with 336,000 jobs created and the unemployment rate remaining unchanged at 3.8%. The market initially reacted with a selloff, but that later turned into a rally as the report confirmed a soft land...

2023-10-06 13:00:29 ET Summary The Employment Situation Report for September 2023 showed significant growth in Nonfarm Payrolls, exceeding expectations. However, the rest of the Employment Report was not consistent with the strength in the payroll numbers. The market will soon...

2023-10-06 10:37:41 ET Summary 10-Year treasury yields just hit their highest levels since late 2007, just before the Great Financial Crisis. The rise in rates is negatively impacting the housing market, consumers, banks as well as being able to service the gigantic and growing na...