Weekly Commentaries
Each week the LPL Financial Research team assembles thoughtful insight on market and economic news.
Stock and Bond Market FAQs From the Field | Weekly Market Commentary | August 19, 2024
Every year as the summer months draw near their end, LPL Financial hosts its annual conference for financial advisors. While the conference is an excellent opportunity for advisors to expand upon professional interests, discover ways to enhance their impact on clients, and connect with industry experts — learning is a two-way street.
Pullbacks Are Common but Painful | Weekly Market Commentary | August 12, 2024
Like a stubbed toe, pullbacks in the market are inevitable, something investors tend to forget during periods of low volatility.
Thoughts on Global Selloff and the Dollar’s Path to Decompressing | Weekly Market Commentary | August 5, 2024
After the sharp August 5 decline, equities are nearing an attractive entry point. LPL’s Strategic and Tactical Asset Allocation Committee (STAAC) maintains its tactical neutral stance on equities, while actively monitoring signs of bottoming. LPL Research continues to preach patience before buying this dip. Bottoming is a process.
Key Themes for the Macroeconomic Landscape in the Second Half of 2024 | Weekly Market Commentary | July 29, 2024
Investors had a healthy appetite for risk so far this year as a so-called potential soft landing has been factored in. We have an economy with rising wages, decelerating inflation, and a Federal Reserve (Fed) on the cusp of cutting rates.
Key Themes for Bonds in the Second Half of 2024 | Weekly Market Commentary | July 22, 2024
The first half of the year was a challenging environment for a lot of fixed income markets, especially higher-quality markets.
Key Themes for Stocks in the Second Half of 2024 | Weekly Market Commentary | July 15, 2024
With the release of the LPL Research Midyear Outlook 2024: Still Waiting for the Turn, in this week’s commentary we pull out key themes from the publication and add some context for our views given stocks have continued to rally — with Thursday a glaring exception as stocks sold off, somewhat surprisingly, after a good consumer inflation report.