VTI News and Press, Vanguard Total Stock Market From 07/11/24

2024-07-11 09:00:39 ET Summary Chair Powell emphasized Fed independence in his recent testimony, highlighting the importance of operational independence for achieving the dual mandate goals. Recent political pressures prompted Powell to defend Fed independence, citing the potentia...

2024-07-09 13:21:11 ET Summary The rise in Nvidia Corporation shares, mega cap stocks, and capitalization weighted indices are reminiscent of past generational stock market peaks. Market psychology of fear and greed driving current exuberance based on AI growth expectations, leadi...

2024-07-09 12:04:03 ET Summary ITOT is a low-cost total market fund representing approximately 4,000 U.S. securities. It's marketed to passive investors and has $58 billion in assets under management with a 0.03% expense ratio. ITOT's market-cap-weighting scheme is a weakness. Whi...

2024-07-09 09:24:48 ET Summary The CPI inflation is likely to be rising this summer, but that's a lagging indicator. The Fed is unlikely to cut in September, due to rising inflation this summer, which increases the chances of a deep recession by the end of the year. The S&...

2024-07-08 16:05:05 ET Summary With stock markets at all-time highs, investors may be indifferent to the upcoming inflation report. Concerns about persistent inflation hidden for those holding S&P 500 while apparent in the Russell 2000 performance. Companies in the AI hard...

2024-07-08 09:35:48 ET More on Invesco Nasdaq 100 ETF Why I Converted My QQQ Position To QQQM QQQM: A Superior Iteration Of An All-Star ETF QQQM: Tech Stocks Continue To Churn (Rating Downgrade) Goldman’s Pasquariello: 'It is now a good time to tap the...

2024-07-08 07:00:00 ET Summary The recent Labour party victory in the UK promises greater political stability and a focus on economic growth, clean energy, and improved public services, which could positively impact UK stocks. UK stocks are currently undervalued compared to other ...

2024-07-06 08:00:00 ET Summary Weekly indicators provide a good "nowcast" of the economy and help mark beliefs to the market. Data is presented in a factual format with minimal bias to analyze various economic indicators. Recent data shows improvements in short leading and coi...

2024-07-05 17:50:23 ET Summary BLS reported 206,000 new jobs, slightly above the consensus estimate, but also revised down April and May figures. We've averaged just 177,300 new jobs in the last three months. The unemployment rate rose to 4.1%, indicating a three-month trend of in...

2024-07-05 09:35:50 ET Summary 206,000 jobs were added in June, according to the Labor Department’s monthly release. The gains were within expectations. The slowing growth represents a break in the higher than expected growth trend seen in previous months. The data coin...