by arleneadmin | Jul 22, 2024 | Research, Weekly Market Commentary
The first half of the year was a challenging environment for a lot of fixed income markets, especially higher-quality markets. With the Federal Reserve (Fed) seemingly unlikely to lower interest rates until after the summer months (at the earliest), the “higher for...
by arleneadmin | Jul 15, 2024 | Research, Weekly Market Commentary
Outlook 2024: A Turning Point, released in December 2023, featured our perspective on how stocks might respond to turning points in inflation and monetary policy. That response was quite positive as we now know, as easing inflation, anticipation of Federal Reserve...
by arleneadmin | Jul 1, 2024 | Research, Weekly Market Commentary
With stock valuations elevated after such a strong first half, earnings growth will be key to holding, or potentially building on these gains. LPL Research believes stocks have gotten a bit over their skis, but earnings season may not be the catalyst for a pullback in...
by arleneadmin | Jun 24, 2024 | Research, Weekly Market Commentary
Developments in artificial intelligence may be the antidote for an aging population, but it takes time for these advancements to work themselves into the fabric of our nation’s businesses. The impact of new developments can persist in markets, so investors need to...
by arleneadmin | Jun 17, 2024 | Research, Weekly Market Commentary
With a Federal Reserve (Fed) meeting, a Bank of Japan (BOJ) meeting, two very important inflation reports, and nearly $120 billion of new Treasury securities auctioned — last week was quite the week for markets. And while the Fed meeting was supposed to get top...
