VTI News and Press, Vanguard Total Stock Market From 05/06/24

2024-05-06 11:30:56 ET Summary The US Treasury announces the launch of the Treasury Buyback Program to improve liquidity in the Treasury market. The program will involve weekly buybacks of up to $2 billion in coupon securities and up to $500 million in TIPS. This is the Treasu...

2024-05-06 10:47:57 ET Summary Inflation levels were expected to decrease in 2024 at the start of the year, allowing for numerous potential rate cuts by the Federal Reserve throughout the year. That scenario has not played out so far in 2024 as inflation has become quite 'sticky' ...

2024-05-04 09:00:00 ET More on the markets Catalyst Watch: Disney earnings, Apple iPad event and Fed speakers back on the circuit April Nonfarm Payrolls: Worse Than Expected News Is Good News Bitcoin falls 3.2% on a weekly basis There was significant sell...

2024-05-04 08:00:00 ET Summary High frequency weekly indicators provide a good "now cast" of the economy and suggest a "soft landing" scenario. Long leading indicators continue to be “less negative.”. Aided by their three-year comparison period, oil and gas price...

2024-05-03 18:31:11 ET Summary April saw a larger than expected drop in job creation, but the 12-month trend remains relatively flat. Early indicators suggest that the labor market may be settling down, with a drop in job openings and declines in separations and hires. While t...

2024-05-03 17:39:15 ET Summary ISM Services for April shows contraction in the U.S. service sector, a key driver of the economy, while the U.S. economy added fewer jobs than expected. Based on this data, the U.S. economy is likely slipping into a recession in Q3 2024. Thus, S&...

2024-05-03 09:57:29 ET Summary I believe that the growing discrepancy between interest rates and the upward trend of SPDR® S&P 500 ETF Trust poses a significant threat that shouldn't be ignored. Based on the economy's strength, I remain skeptical about a rate cut and see ...

2024-05-03 09:06:00 ET Summary The long-term return forecast for the Global Market Index edged higher for a third straight month in April. US stocks are still the outlier for expected return among the various asset classes. As a baseline assumption, GMI is currently projected ...

2024-05-02 17:36:51 ET Summary Bullish sentiment rebounded 6.4 percentage points to 38.5%. Neutral sentiment decreased 4.9 percentage points to 29.0%. Bearish sentiment decreased 1.4 percentage points to 32.5%. Optimism among individual investors about the short-term...

2024-05-02 16:45:21 ET Summary The Fed will maintain the Fed Funds Rate target range at 5.25-5.50% and begin tapering the runoff of securities holdings from their balance sheet. The tapering of Quantitative Tightening (QT) will be done gradually to prevent liquidity problems. ...