The Vanguard Total International Stock Index Fund ETF Shares, an ETF that tracks a benchmark index comprising global stocks, excluding the U.S., is up 16% year-to-date compared to the S&P 500’s 2.1% gain.
Wall Street opens the week on a quiet note, with major indexes steady as investors await potential trade breakthroughs during high-level U.S.-China talks in London.
China reportedly said on Saturday that it has approved some rare earth export applications without specifying which country or industries are involved.
This week, key economic data will be released, including the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ May consumer and producer price inflation reports, the weekly jobless claims, and the University of Michigan’s preliminary consumer sentiment index for June.
New figures from U.S. equity markets indicate a troubling trend, as foreign investors pull back amid mounting uncertainties and persistent volatility over the past two months.
Wall Street surged into rally mode during the final trading session of the week as better-than-expected jobs data helped ease fears of an economic slowdown.
