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Chart Check
Posted by lplresearch Economic Blog We continue to follow high-frequency data to assess whether the US recovery remains on track or if it has been derailed by COVID-19 outbreaks in parts of the country. Here we look at 5 charts that illustrate that the economic recovery remains on track and help explain why stocks continue to […]
August 13, 2020
The Best 100 Days Ever
Posted by lplresearch Market Blog August 14, 2020 The S&P 500 Index has been flirting with a new all-time high the past few days and is currently less than half a percent away from exceeding the last all-time high set on February 19. What a different world it is from that last new high, as we’ve […]
August 14, 2020
5 Charts To See With Stocks At New Highs
Posted by lplresearch Market Blog “Better late than never.” It took a while, but the S&P 500 Index finally made a new all-time high, coming all the way back from the vicious 34% bear market in less than six months. View enlarged chart. It might bring back some scary memories, but back in March it took […]
August 19, 2020
LPL Market Signals: Is The Recession Over?
Posted by lplresearch Market Blog This week in the LPL Market Signals podcast, LPL Financial’s Chief Market Strategist Ryan Detrick and Equity Strategist Jeff Buchbinder discuss if the recession is over already. “Much of the recent economic data indeed would suggest the recession is over, or on life support,” according to Ryan. They also discuss: Mining […]
August 20, 2020
Street View: The Most Powerful Force in US Politics
Posted by lplresearch Market Blog We are in the home strech of the US election season, with stocks potentially suggesting a President Trump victory, while the economy is on the side of Joe Biden. Although the next President is very important, maybe even more important is for more voices to be heard. “In 2016, 40% of […]
August 21, 2020
When Do Rates Start Rising After a Recession?
Posted by lplresearch Economic Blog As the economy begins to recover, with the early stage more robust than expected, we increasingly get asked when interest rates will move meaningfully higher. As shown in the LPL Chart of the Day, historically rates don’t start to move higher until a median of about two years after a recession […]
August 25, 2020
Which Bull Will It Be?
Posted by lplresearch Market Blog The incredible rally off the March 23 bear market bottom continues, with the S&P 500 Index up more than 50% from those fateful lows. It feels like a lifetime since the longest bull market ever ended. Remember though, although the recent bull market was the longest, it wasn’t the greatest, as […]
August 26, 2020
Happy Birthday, Warren Buffett!
Posted by lplresearch Market Blog This Sunday, Warren Buffett turns 90 years young. “What can we say about one of the greatest investment minds that hasn’t already been said?” asked LPL Financial Chief Market Strategist Ryan Detrick. “We don’t think we can say anything new, so to celebrate his birthday, we’ll let him say it. In […]
August 28, 2020
Historic August Opens Door To Worst Month Of The Year
Posted by lplresearch Market Blog What a month August has been so far, with the S&P 500 Index up more than 7%, for the best August since 1984. Not to be outdone, this is the first time in history August saw two separate 6-day (or more) win streaks. Last, with one day to go, the S&P […]
August 31, 2020
Was Trump Right About Rates?
Posted by lplresearch Economic Blog Federal Reserve (Fed) Chair Jerome Powell gave a significant speech at the annual central bank symposium at Jackson Hole last week in which he laid out the general conclusions of the Fed’s review of its Statement on Longer-Run Goals and Monetary Policy Strategy. That document outlines how the Fed goes about […]
September 1, 2020