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Weekly Commentaries

Each week the LPL Financial Research team assembles thoughtful insight on market and economic news.

Is India The New China? | Weekly Market Commentary | September 25, 2023

Is India The New China? | Weekly Market Commentary | September 25, 2023

India has emerged as a compelling economic growth story and an increasingly attractive alternative to China within the emerging markets complex. A growing population with a robust and young workforce, significant infrastructure spending, and an ongoing digital transformation have been key catalysts to India’s outperformance over China.

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What is Normal? | Weekly Market Commentary | September 5, 2023

What is Normal? | Weekly Market Commentary | September 5, 2023

The 1980s were a time of great movies, parachute pants, and even better music. Throw in the release of Pac-Man and the launch of MTV (when they actually played music videos), and the 80s were largely considered by some (me) to be the best decade ever! The 1980s also saw the start of one of the most impressive bull market runs in recent history: The start of the bond bull market.

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Lessons Learned From The Grand Tetons | Weekly Market Commentary | August 28, 2023

Lessons Learned From The Grand Tetons | Weekly Market Commentary | August 28, 2023

The Federal Reserve (Fed) often uses the Jackson Hole Symposium to announce tweaks in policy. Other central bank leaders are also worth watching as investors try to perceive where rates will be in the coming months. In this piece, we discuss some of the opportunities and risks we see in the markets and the economy following the central banker confab. We close the piece with investment implications.

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