VWO News and Press, Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets From 10/25/22

Summary The VWO's underlying FTSE EM index now trades at its cheapest level since the global financial crisis, cheaper even than the height of the Covid crash. This is particularly noteworthy considering that global inflation expectations are significantly higher, which should sup...

Summary Offering a reprieve from bear-market conditions that have pummeled markets for much of 2022, traders bid up prices for most of the major asset classes for the week through Friday, Oct. 21, based on a set of ETFs. Inflation-indexed government bonds ex-US led the rally. The ...

Amid notable volatility in global markets, ETF issuer VanEck argued that investors can find opportunity in emerging markets, helped by the fact that global valuations have come down so dramatically in 2022. In a research report authored by Emerging Markets Equity portfolio manager D...

Summary US government bonds offering inflation hedging provided the only positive return for the major asset classes in last week’s trading through Oct. 14, based on a set of proxy ETFs. Investors are also eyeing the recent rebound in inflation-adjusted yields offered in th...

Summary Global economic output contracted for a second straight month in September, adding to signs that businesses around the world are reporting the toughest conditions outside of pandemic lockdowns since the global financial crisis. Manufacturing is being hit by rising prices, ...

Summary Over the last two weeks Federal Reserve officials delivered 37 speeches, all of the speakers competing to see who could be the most hawkish. The big problem with the Fed’s plan to kill inflation by reducing economic growth and raising the unemployment rate is that t...

Summary Slower global growth, a strong US dollar, global supply chain woes as well as domestic economic factors have created headwinds for EMs. The week-long National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party (Congress) begins on October 16. Jair Bolsonaro, the incumbent preside...

Summary Equity market volatility persisted in the third quarter as investors came to terms with a new reality of high inflation and rising interest rates. For most of this year, equity markets have violently traded on this unholy trinity of rising inflation, rate hikes and growth ...

Summary GMI is expected to earn a 5.5% annualized total return in the long run - slightly above the benchmark’s trailing 5.3% performance for the past decade. Looking at the individual components that comprise GMI signals even stronger expectations, with one glaring example...

Summary On November 9, 2021, I launched the ETF Reliable Retirement Portfolio. Working from various 2022 investment outlooks as well as other research material, I constructed a 16-ETF portfolio that seeks to balance diversity, growth, and current income. Q2 closed with all 3 m...