VWO News and Press, Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets From 12/20/22

Summary Markets continue to fall and trailing yields continue to rise. The average yield for the major asset classes ticked up to 4.50%, based on trailing data through Dec. 19, according to data from Morningstar.com. The future’s still uncertain, which implies that hedging yo...

Summary China’s inflection point began with the easing of access to credit in the property sector in October 2022. If the International Monetary Fund’s forecasts for resilient EM economic growth in 2023 prove to be correct, this should have a positive effect on revenue tre...

Summary After years of valuation comparison, emerging markets have become very attractive at this point, both in absolute terms and relative terms. This article examines two popular emerging market funds to help investors make an informed decision in this space. These two funds are ...

Summary Amid the crosscurrents, two themes have prevailed during the post-pandemic years, which lend some perspective to the macroeconomic roadmap ahead: namely, the bipolar swings in macro policy and the forces of economic normalization. After one of the worst years for fixed income as...

Summary Expectations surrounding central bank policy, China’s gradual reopening and a lower US dollar are key to investor sentiment in the final stretch of 2022. Central banks have increased interest rates at the fastest rate on record, and there are signs that higher yields are ...

While international stocks have been quite tumultuous this year, the story of South African investment company Naspers (OTC: NPSNY) and its associated investee, Prosus (OTC: PROSY) , keeps getting better. While investors in this conglomerate have had a difficult few year...

Summary It was long anticipated the “non large-cap growth” asset class would eventually assert itself in terms of market leadership and revert to the mean. The sudden dollar weakness has driven good volume in some of the EM ETFs like EMXC and the Vanguard ETF like VE...

Summary After a difficult 2022, cautious optimism may be in order. Here are our thoughts on market risks and opportunities heading into 2023. Through 2022, the market repriced for bad news — the Russian invasion of Ukraine, supply chain woes, stickier headline inflation and...

Summary There is still a reasonable chance that stock and bond returns next year will be depressed. So what might be your best choices in 2023 to minimize possible losses or potentially see some positive returning ETF/fund categories? My choices are all based on my prior resea...

Summary The major asset classes continued to recover in the trading week through Friday, Nov. 11, based on a set of ETF proxies. The lone exception: a broad measure of commodities. Property shares are prized for relatively high payout rates and so prices in this corner of risk ass...