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Coronavirus and market updates

Coronavirus and market updates

For now, policy remains a tailwind

Amid hope that COVID-19 vaccines drive immunity and enliven economic activity, investors are starting to wonder what happens when 'whatever it takes' fiscal and monetary policy gives way to an unwinding of bold actions. But that may not happen anytime soon.

03 Feb 2021
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Coronavirus and market updates

COVID-19 vaccine rollout and the economy

The pace of vaccinations holds the key to achieving COVID-19 herd immunity and to economic recovery.

29 Jan 2021
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Coronavirus and market updates

Quantifying the future of remote work

A Vanguard analysis finds that about 15% of all U.S. jobs can permanently be performed remotely.

02 Dec 2020
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Coronavirus and market updates

A pandemic, a vaccine, and a sea of ideas

We're not surprised that a COVID-19 vaccine came this far so quickly. It was a decade of idea-sharing in the making.

12 Nov 2020
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Markets and economy

Rising rates don't negate benefits of bonds

05 Apr 2021read time7 min
Markets and economy

BBBs in a post-COVID economy

28 Mar 2021read time6 min
Markets and economy

Vanguard economic and market update - March 2021

25 Mar 2021read time8 min
Markets and economy

Digital currencies and investment portfolios

19 Mar 2021read time4 min
Coronavirus and market updates

Investment-grade corporate credit and the pandemic

With initial credit market adjustments to the pandemic behind us, Vanguard's credit analysts outline further opportunities for active management to add value, including within some of the more COVID-affected sectors.

19 Oct 2020
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Coronavirus and market updates

Envisioning a post-pandemic future

The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated some trends already in place, and it will have additional implications that are opaque now but that will become undeniably clear and meaningful over time.

09 Sep 2020
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Coronavirus and market updates

A challenging time for emerging markets

Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the International Monetary Fund lowered its forecast for growth in emerging and developing economies for both 2020 and 2021. The way out won't be easy. But not all is lost for emerging markets.

06 Jul 2020
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Estimating the economic impact of the COVID-19 shock

COVID-19 has caused economic activity worldwide to fall sharply. A deep, short recession will likely be followed by a slow recovery.

25 Jun 2020
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Coronavirus and market updates

'But how will we pay for this?'

The low-interest-rate environment is a favorable backdrop for developed markets to retire pandemic-related debt. Central banks, meanwhile, may soon provide guidance on how they'll start unwinding assets.

22 Jun 2020
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Why inflation isn't of immediate concern

Pandemic-induced supply constraints and fiscal infusions shouldn't have markets worried about runaway inflation.

27 May 2020
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Coronavirus and market updates

Tim Buckley and John Hollyer discuss fixed income and the current market volatility

Watch as Vanguard Chairman and CEO Tim Buckley and Global Head of Fixed Income John Hollyer take you through the latest market volatility updates.

25 May 2020
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The 'Great Fall' and the road to recovery

The economic effects unleashed by the COVID-19 pandemic defy conventional labels. Here's how we'll move forward.

30 Apr 2020
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