How Stocks Do Around The First Debate

Posted by lplresearch Market Blog The first presidential debate is tonight, September 29, with millions of people expected to tune in to see how each candidate handles the pressure. With tensions heightened amid an election that may be much closer than the polls currently suggest, any potential mistake could be magnified exponentially. Wednesday we’ll summarize our […]

September 29, 2020

Three Market Takeaways from the First Presidential Debate

Posted by lplresearch The first presidential debate is now in the books, with two more (maybe) ahead and a vice presidential debate on October 7. The debate was raucus, occasionally uncouth, and more than a little surreal for viewers at home. But did anything happen that could potentially move markets? Probably not. “Despite the chaos, viewers […]

September 30, 2020

October And The Fourth Quarter In Six Charts

Posted by lplresearch Market Blog “October: This is one of the peculiarly dangerous months to speculate in stocks. The others are July, January, September, April, November, May, March, June, December, August, and February.” Mark Twain After a historic 60% rally, stocks pulled back in September before a late month bounce. In the end, the S&P 500 […]

October 1, 2020

September Economic Data Roundup

Posted by lplresearch Economic Blog With the election drawing near, politicians, pundits, and especially voters will be paying even closer attention to the state of the US economy. It’s been a wild ride since the outbreak of COVID-19 around the world, and with such information overload, it can be easy to lose track of what is […]

Stocks and the Election Don’t Mix

October 2, 2020

Trump COVID FAQs

Posted by lplresearch Market Blog First and foremost, we wish President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump a swift and full recovery. This October surprise raises the already high level of political uncertainty markets are dealing with as Election Day approaches. As market participants digest this news and consider the possibility that the President may […]

September Market Insights

Posted by lplresearch Market Blog Index Performance View expanded table. View expanded table. View expanded table. US and International Equities The S&P 500 Index gave back some gains in September after a strong five-month run, with most sectors finishing in the red. The utilities and materials sectors were the exceptions, both gaining for the month. The […]

October 6, 2020

Fixed Income Excels in the Third Quarter

Posted by lplresearch Market Blog The third quarter was characterized by the carry-over of economic momentum from the second quarter, as states continued to lift restrictions to reopen their economies. Perhaps it was no surprise that some of the hardest hit and most economically sensitive areas of the fixed income market benefited. As shown in the […]

What Worked In Q3

Posted by lplresearch Market Blog Stocks fared well during the third quarter despite September’s weakness, with the S&P 500 Index returning about 9%. The quarterly gain brought the return through the first nine months of the year to 5.6%. Here we peel back the onion on the third quarter’s stock performance to look at what worked and […]

October 7, 2020

Follow The Bouncing Stimulus Ball

Posted by lplresearch Economics Blog Stimulus talks in Washington, DC, are getting a lot of attention from investors—and for good reason. The midpoint of the two offers—roughly $1.6 trillion from the White House and $2.2 trillion from US House Democrats—is about 9% of last year’s US gross domestic product (source: Bureau of Labor Statistics). That’s a […]

October 8, 2020