The Trump Administration agreed to a 90-day pause on most of its tariffs against China over the weekend.
The traditional 40-60 allocation model does not factor in ongoing macroeconomic variables such as tariff disputes and the odds of a potential stagflation. VOO's valuation risks are unusually high, judging by its yield spread relative to VGIT or the S&P 500's excess CAPE yield. The above macroscopic uncertainties further compound the valuation risks.
The US and UK may agree to a new tariffs regime in which up to 100,000 British cars annually may enter the US at 10% tariffs, while steel and aluminum imports would be tariff-free.
The US and UK are set to announce a new trade agreement that may lower tariffs and boost trade.
The Trump Administration says it will begin trade talks with China this weekend at meetings to be held in Switzerland.
The S&P 500 is poised to open lower one day after Warren Buffett announced he will step down as Berkshire Hathaway CEO.
Launched on 09/09/2010, the Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to provide a broad exposure to the Large Cap Blend segment of the US equity market.
Jobs growth was stronger than expected in April, apparently contradicting an unemployment report from Thursday.
S&P 500 ETFs like VOO led April inflows despite market turbulence and economic slowdown fears.
The Labor Department reported that unemployment claims are rising, and investors bet this means interest cuts are coming soon.
Consumer spending is slowing and it pushed US GDP into negative territory in Q1. Earnings results continue to be mixed, with Booking Holdings beating expectations last night but Caterpillar missing this morning.
The market's recent downturn has tested even the most steadfast investors. With the Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO 0.64%) -- an exchange-traded fund (ETF) that tracks the performance of the benchmark S&P 500 -- down nearly 7% (at the time of this writing) in 2025 amid escalating trade tensions, many investors are questioning their core holdings.