3 Charts To Watch If You Are Bullish

Posted by lplresearch Market Blog The S&P 500 Index just closed the door on its best August since 1986, making new all-time highs along the way, while also closing up five months in a row. First things first, make no mistake about it; this is a new bull market. That of course doesn’t mean it will […]

September 2, 2020

Beige Book Barometer Turns Positive

Posted by lplresearch Economic Blog The outbreak of COVID-19 caused considerable deterioration in the economy and left many wondering when we might expect conditions to improve. As historic stimulus measures were implemented to backstop the economy from outright collapse, many also wondered if this would be enough to restore sentiment to a level where economic activity […]

September 3, 2020

Analyzing the Jobs Report

Posted by lplresearch Economic Blog  The jobs market remains strong, as the August nonfarm payrolls came in at a solid 1.37 million jobs created, right in line with expectations. This was the fourth consecutive month of gains, up 10.6 million over this time frame. In March and April more than 22 million jobs were lost, so […]

September 4, 2020

Weekly Market Performance – September 4, 2020: Bumpy September Start for the Markets

Posted by lplresearch Market Blog Index Performance S&P 500 Index:  -2.3% Dow Jones Industrial Average:  -1.8% Nasdaq Composite:  -3.3% US and International Equities The equity markets sold off this week after a strong summer advance. Technology stocks, the year’s best-performing sector, led the market lower along with the Nasdaq. Given the weakness in technology, large cap […]

LPL Street View: The Recession Is Likely Over

Posted by lplresearch Economic Blog In the recent LPL Market Street View video, LPL Financial’s Chief Market Strategist Ryan Detrick discusses why the recession is likely over, making it one of the shortest recessions ever. Some reasons discussed include: Historically, new stock market highs have ended recessions, as the stock market is more forward looking Extremely […]

September 9, 2020

5 Lessons Learned About Rising Rates

Posted by lplresearch Economic Blog While the direction of the 10-year Treasury yield over the last cycle was decidedly lower, as shown in LPL’s Chart of the Day, there were still six extended periods where it rose at least 0.75%, and in two of those it rose almost 2%. Looking ahead, economic growth below potential, slack […]

September 10, 2020

2 Key Brexit Dates

Posted by lplresearch Economic Blog With everything else going on this year due to COVID-19, it’s been easy to lose track of the latest fallout of the United Kingdom’s (UK) withdrawal from the European Union (EU), also known as Brexit. The UK is currently in the middle of an 11-month transition period that started on the […]

Weekly Market Performance – September 11, 2020: Rocky September Start for the Markets

Posted by lplresearch Market Blog Index Performance S&P 500 Index:-2.4% Dow Jones Industrial Average: -1.7% Nasdaq Composite: -4.0% US and International Equities During this shortened trading week, the equity markets sold off following a strong summer advance. While continued losses in the technology sector stole most of the headlines, the energy sector was the biggest decliner, […]

September 11, 2020

Election Charts You Need To See: Part 2

Posted by lplresearch Market Blog As we noted last week, the demand for election charts is off the charts (pun intended), so we are sharing some of our favorite election charts. Without further ado, here are some more election charts you need to know as November 3 inches closer. How stocks perform three months before the election […]

September 14, 2020

Election Charts You Need To See: Part 1

Posted by lplresearch Market Blog First off, our thoughts go out to everyone who was impacted by the tragic events of September 11, 2001—19 years ago today. It is a day to reflect and remember those who were lost. One of the top requests we’ve had here at LPL Research is for more charts on the […]