VTWV News and Press, Vanguard Russell 2000 Value Index Fund From 11/12/22

Summary Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell stepped to the podium at his most recent press conference and delivered a very clear message: The market should expect rates to remain higher for longer. Yes, inflation remains the chief concern for markets and the economy right now, ...

Summary While the U.S. economy has absorbed tighter financial conditions so far, it doesn’t mean it will continue to do so. The bullish expectation is that when the Fed finally makes a “policy pivot,” such will end the bear market. While that expectation is no...

Summary Highlights from the U.S. October inflation report. U.S. midterm elections update. Do markets prefer congressional gridlock? On the latest edition of Market Week in Review, Chief Investment Strategist Erik Ristuben and Sophie Antal-Gilbert, Head of AIS Portfol...

Summary After a round of soft inflation data triggered a buy-everything relief rally, Wall Street will focus on Fed speak and a plethora of data points that might show the economy remains resilient. It’s a relatively quiet week for the EU with the two standout economic rele...

Summary The current economic conditions index dropped to 57.8 versus 65.6 in October. The one-year inflation expectations bounced up in early November, rising to 5.1 percent. Pessimistic consumer attitudes reflect a confluence of events, with inflation leading the pack. ...

Summary Inflation still looks set to remain high and the Federal Reserve remains on track to continue raising interest rates. The stock market surged and Treasury yields fell sharply. Despite encouraging inflation news and future estimates, uncertainty remains high about how f...

Summary In spite of the S&P 500’s attempts at moving above its 50-DMA in the past week, bullish sentiment took a hit with only a quarter of responses to the AAII survey reporting as optimistic. In the two weeks leading up to now, bearish sentiment had been in free fall,...

Summary CPI 'breaks lower'. Inflation is still quite high. The core rate does not appear to be decelerating by much if at all. Will the Fed welcome or be wary of the market rally on the back of a mediocre CPI? Headline pace breaks lower Head...

Summary The CPI report came in shockingly cooler than expected on November 10. However, the inflation battle is far from over. The Fed will probably push back against markets should financial conditions ease. The CPI report on November 10 was shocking , just that ins...

Summary Primed for pivot, the market has rallied on the US CPI surprise. Fed officials have started to push back against the premature easing of financial conditions. Timing is especially inconvenient for the European Central Bank, which is still seeing greater risk of deancho...