VWO News and Press, Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets From 01/31/24

2024-01-31 02:26:00 ET Summary In the US, December’s Consumer Price Index rose 3.3% year over year, well off its peak of 8.9% in June of 2022, but still above the Fed’s 2% target. We expect labor markets to stay resilient in 2024, but with job creation slowing to mor...

2024-01-30 09:22:00 ET Summary Interest rates in most parts of the world appear to be stabilizing as we enter 2024, as inflation trends continue to decline from the high levels seen in the summer of 2022. The Federal Reserve remains laser-focused on inflation and suggested there m...

2024-01-29 12:20:00 ET Summary Red ink dominates 2024’s opening month for most of the major asset classes. The upside exceptions for the performance profile so far, US stocks, commodities and junk bonds. Otherwise, year-to-date losses prevail, based on a set of ETFs thr...

2024-01-27 02:47:52 ET Summary iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF has outperformed the largest EM ETF- VWO since its inception, and has also done a better job of juggling its risk profile. EMXC offers access to attractive growth regions, particularly India, which is expect...

2024-01-26 03:33:03 ET Summary Many investors have given up on international stocks in favor of U.S. stocks only. This recency bias comes at the worst time, with US stocks currently overvalued, making them poor long-term investments. International stocks offer better valuation...

2024-01-25 00:19:00 ET Summary The fourth quarter of 2023 was a more favorable environment for active managers in the UK, Europe, Emerging Markets, U.S. Small Cap and Listed Infrastructure, while being more challenging for U.S. Large Cap, Global, Global ex-U.S., Japan, Australia, Cana...

2024-01-22 18:54:00 ET Summary S&P 500 Index closed at a record high for the first time in more than two years. Global Market Index ended last week with a relatively mild 3.2% drawdown. US stock market's recent gains attributed to consensus on controlled inflation and a so...

2024-01-18 23:00:00 ET Summary Non-U.S. equities, including EM equities, are likely beneficiaries of falling interest rates in the United States and the dollar weakening rather than strengthening. Global markets surpassed expectations in 2023. Growth equities rebounded during the ...

2024-01-18 00:00:00 ET Summary Emerging markets equities saw positive performance in 4Q 2023, driven by valuation re-rating and currency strength. Taiwan Region, India and South Korea boosted benchmark returns, while China underperformed. Brazil remains the Strategy’s l...

2024-01-16 20:56:00 ET Summary Emerging markets will also be looking closely at economic conditions in mainland China, which will be a key determinant of broader emerging market growth in 2024. A key reason for diverging emerging and developed market performance was the marked var...