http://personal.vanguard.com/us/content/Home/Digital/RSSLandingContent.jsp This feed offers Vanguard’s weekly roundup of the latest news affecting the financial markets and the economy at large, published every Friday evening. Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:33:00 EST The Vanguard Group 60 http://personal.vanguard.com/us/CorporatePortal http://personal.vanguard.com/web/images/VanSig_RSS.gif https://personal.vanguard.com/us/insights/article/economic-week-review-02032012?SYND=RSS&Channel=EWR The first major employment report for the year suggested that businesses may be willing to hire at greater levels than expected. Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:32:05 EST https://personal.vanguard.com/us/insights/article/economic-week-review-01272012?SYND=RSS&Channel=EWR The Fed signaled that it expects growth to remain modest enough to allow short-term interest rates to remain near rock bottom for even longer than it had projected in recent months. Fri, 27 Jan 2012 17:22:02 EST https://personal.vanguard.com/us/insights/article/economic-week-review-01202012?SYND=RSS&Channel=EWR The economy continues its modest forward pace, without stoking higher inflation. Fri, 20 Jan 2012 18:34:11 EST https://personal.vanguard.com/us/insights/article/economic-week-review-01132012?SYND=RSS&Channel=EWR Retail sales data announced this week suggested that while consumer spending isn't particularly strong, consumers are opening their wallets enough to support economic growth. Fri, 13 Jan 2012 07:07:23 EST https://personal.vanguard.com/us/insights/article/economic-week-review-01062012?SYND=RSS&Channel=EWR The U.S. economy kicked off 2012 with encouraging employment numbers resulting in the lowest unemployment rate since February 2009. Fri, 06 Jan 2012 16:42:41 EST https://personal.vanguard.com/us/insights/article/unemployment-markets-01032012?SYND=RSS&Channel=EWR With unemployment in the U.S. persistently high, you may find yourself wondering how the weak job market affects your portfolio. Two Vanguard fund managers say the jobless rate can affect stock and bond performance in unexpected ways. Tue, 03 Jan 2012 06:13:43 EST https://personal.vanguard.com/us/insights/article/economic-week-review-12302011?SYND=RSS&Channel=EWR The slim gain of about 2% posted by the S&P 500 Index for 2011 belied the extreme gyrations of the stock market during the year. Fri, 30 Dec 2011 17:01:32 EST https://personal.vanguard.com/us/insights/article/economic-week-review-12232011?SYND=RSS&Channel=EWR As holiday shoppers grabbed last-minute gifts and European leaders continued to search for solutions to their debt crisis, the latest economic reports offered more positive news than negative. Fri, 23 Dec 2011 16:50:47 EST https://personal.vanguard.com/us/insights/article/economic-week-review-12162011?SYND=RSS&Channel=EWR The U.S. economy is showing enough momentum to keep the Federal Reserve in wait-and-see mode, though risks from abroad continued this past week. Fri, 16 Dec 2011 17:25:39 EST https://personal.vanguard.com/us/insights/article/economic-week-review-12092011?SYND=RSS&Channel=EWR Growth in service-sector activity slowed for the third month in a row as other economic reports issued mixed signals. Fri, 09 Dec 2011 17:31:55 EST https://personal.vanguard.com/us/insights/article/economic-week-review-12022011?SYND=RSS&Channel=EWR Improvements in U.S. employment and manufacturing suggest the nation's economic recovery has regained traction. Fri, 02 Dec 2011 16:46:07 EST https://personal.vanguard.com/us/insights/article/economic-week-review-11252011?SYND=RSS&Channel=EWR Third-quarter gross domestic product was revised downward, largely the result of a decline in inventories that nevertheless bodes well for future production. Fri, 25 Nov 2011 15:51:16 EST https://personal.vanguard.com/us/insights/article/mcnabb-federal-debt-11232011?SYND=RSS&Channel=EWR Vanguard Chairman and CEO Bill McNabb comments on the failure of U.S. congressional leaders to reach a debt-reduction compromise. Wed, 23 Nov 2011 08:35:31 EST https://personal.vanguard.com/us/insights/article/economic-week-review-11182011?SYND=RSS&Channel=EWR After sputtering for months, the U.S. economy began to show some hopeful signs. Industrial output, retail sales, and a gauge of potential future economic activity all climbed substantially. Fri, 18 Nov 2011 16:56:14 EST https://personal.vanguard.com/us/insights/article/economic-week-review-11112011?SYND=RSS&Channel=EWR It was another trying week for the economy, as Europe's debt crisis and political upheaval reverberated through Italy and fostered more uncertainty at home. Fri, 11 Nov 2011 17:16:28 EST