US equities regained their bullish footing in the abbreviated trading week through Dec. 24, taking the lead among the major asset classes, based on a set of proxy ETFs. The Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF (VTI) posted a strong 2.8% total return for the four days through Christmas eve. In close pursuit: stocks in foreign developed-market nations via the Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF (VEA).
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Daily Archives: December 28, 2015
Initial Guidance | 28 December 2015
● US jobless claims fall, near lowest level in decades | MarketWatch
● US Consumer Comfort Index rises, close to 2-mo high | Bloomberg
● Economy not ‘normal’ despite steady progress in 2015 | MarketWatch
● Don’t Fear Interest Rates in 2016 | Barron’s
● Deutsche Bank sees higher bond-market volatility ahead | Bloomberg
● Oil falls towards $37, near 11-year low, as excess supply weighs | Reuters