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Sweet Relief in Jobs

Sweet Relief in Jobs Friday, September 2, 2022 Fed Should Be Pleased with Latest Jobs Report The economy added 315,000 payroll jobs in August after solid gains in previous months. The unemployment rate ticked up to 3.7% as more individuals came back into the workforce. (Individuals must be actively looking for work to b...

Is 2022 One Of The Most Volatile Years Ever For Stocks?

Is 2022 One Of The Most Volatile Years Ever For Stocks? Thursday, September 1, 2022 So far, 2022 has not been kind to investors with most major stock markets, including the S&P 500, incurring heavy losses and entering bear markets. It has felt like an incredibly volatile environment so today we take a closer look at exactly how it compares to historic da...

Weekly Market Commentary | Where Will Housing Go From Here?

Weekly Market Commentary | Where Will Housing Go From Here? LPL Research discusses the rate of existing home sales and why the housing slowdown has more to go

Surging Breadth Signals More Gains For Stocks

Surging Breadth Signals More Gains For Stocks Thursday, August 18, 2022 Market watchers, particularly market technicians, have had a lot to celebrate lately. The S&P 500 retraced more than half of its bear market decline earlier this year, which has historically confirmed the start of new bull markets. The Dow Jones Industrials Average broke ab...

While Tough For Equities, August Has Been Good For Fixed Income

While Tough For Equities, August Has Been Good For Fixed Income Tuesday, August 16, 2022 Most investors are aware that seasonal patterns exist in equities, but they may not be as familiar with the seasonal patterns in fixed income markets. History has shown that stocks have been relatively weak in August and September. Can core fixed income investors glean anyth...

Weekly Market Commentary | Start of a New Bull Market?

Weekly Market Commentary | Start of a New Bull Market? LPL Research explains why they believe the odds have risen that a new bull market has begun.

Too Good to be True?

Too Good to be True? Wednesday, August 10, 2022 Headline CPI eased in July to 8.5% year-over-year from 9.1% in June. Still above the Federal Reserve's (Fed) long-run target rate, the annual rate of inflation seems to be cooling. As shown in the LPL Chart of the Day, inflation is easing as durable goods prices continue t...

Is All The Bad News Priced Into Emerging Market Debt?

Is All The Bad News Priced Into Emerging Market Debt? Tuesday, August 9, 2022 Like most other fixed income markets, the emerging market debt (EMD) indexes are off to one of their worst starts to a year with the Bloomberg EM USD Aggregate index down close to 15% (through Aug 8). While interest rate policy in the U.S.

July Market Insights - Markets Rebound In Strong Start Second Half

July Market Insights - Markets Rebound In Strong Start Second Half Monday, August 8, 2022 Index Performance View enlarged chart. Indexes are unmanaged and cannot be directly invested into Prior performance is no guarantee of future results U.S. Equities Higher The major market indexes finished the month well into the green.

Weekly Market Commentary | Case for Recession Weakens

Weekly Market Commentary | Case for Recession Weakens LPL Research discusses changing recession prospects and what that might mean for stocks.