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Services Sector Increases for Third Straight Month
Posted by Jeffrey J. Roach, PhD, Chief Economist Thursday, September 7, 2023 Additional content provided by Kent Cullinane, Analyst Key Takeaways Bottom Line: The two big challenges facing the Fed right now are the risks that inflation could become entrenched and the possibility that the consumer could falter when excess savings dry up. Given the data, the […]
September 7, 2023
Breaking Down the Breakout in Oil
Posted by Adam Turnquist, CMT, VP Chief Technical Strategist Friday, September 8, 2023 Key Takeaways: Over the last few months, improving supply and demand dynamics have reenergized crude oil. WTI just wrapped up a nine-day winning streak, marking its longest stretch of consecutive gains since 2019. During this period, crude oil amassed a 9.2% gain, an […]
September 8, 2023
Five Things: Muni Edition
Posted by Lawrence Gillum, CFA, Chief Fixed Income Strategist Tuesday, September 12, 2023 It’s been another volatile calendar year for municipal (muni) investors. While generally outperforming taxable core bonds so far this year (as proxied by the Bloomberg Aggregate Bond Index), the Bloomberg Muni Index has underperformed what could be expected from coupon payments alone. So […]
September 12, 2023
Five Reasons to Be More Cautious on Europe
Posted by Jeffrey Buchbinder, CFA, Chief Equity Strategist Thursday, September 14, 2023 Key Takeaways Five Reasons to Be More Cautious on Europe Here are five reasons LPL Research is becoming more cautious on Europe: Meanwhile, more recent data such as the purchasing managers’ index data (see below) and economic surprise indexes, show that the European economy […]
September 15, 2023
Can the Dollar Recovery Continue?
Posted by Adam Turnquist, CMT, VP Chief Technical Strategist Friday, September 15, 2023 Key Takeaways: The U.S. Dollar Index (DXY)— a basket of six currencies weighted against the dollar—has staged an impressive recovery after hitting year-to-date lows in June. Since then, the greenback has climbed over 5% due primarily to a stronger-than-expected U.S. economy and higher-for-longer […]
September 15, 2023
Government Shutdown Looms, Stocks Say ‘Been There, Done That’
Posted by Jeffrey Buchbinder, CFA, Chief Equity Strategist Tuesday, September 19, 2023 Additional content provided by John Lohse, CFA, Analyst The specter of a U.S. federal government shutdown continues to loom this week as Congress has just 12 days to agree on a budget before the October 1 deadline. House Republicans released a temporary measure on […]
September 19, 2023
A Look at Private Market Capital Raising Activities and Valuations
Posted by Jina Yoon, CFA, Chief Alternative Investment Strategist Thursday, September 21, 2023 ‘Normalization’ of Capital Raising Activity After a record setting year in 2021, capital raising activities in private markets have shown signs of slowing down. Some might wonder if this is just the beginning of a secular cool down of the space. And our […]
September 21, 2023
Assessing the Damage of the Latest Pullback
Posted by Adam Turnquist, CMT, VP Chief Technical Strategist Friday, September 22, 2023 Key Takeaways: While September is living up to its reputation as being a weak month for stocks, seasonality cannot take all the blame for the selling pressure. In addition to a rally in crude oil, a nine-week winning streak in the dollar, and […]
September 22, 2023
Seven Things to Know about Government Shutdowns
Posted by Jeffrey Buchbinder, CFA, Chief Equity Strategist Tuesday, September 26, 2023 Additional c0ntent provided by Kent Cullinane, Analyst The government is likely to shut down on October 1, as Congress has failed to agree on some type of funding legislation for the 2024 federal fiscal year. Lawmakers are supposed to pass 12 different spending bills […]
September 26, 2023