Summer Seasonal Technicals in Municipal Bonds: A Reliable Tailwind?

Municipal bonds often benefit from summer supply-demand shifts, as reinvestment flows and lighter issuance create a seasonal tailwind for prices and returns.

Weekly Market Performance — June 18, 2026

LPL’s Weekly Market Performance for the week of June 15, 2026, highlights easing geopolitical tensions, monetary policy decisions, and bond market moves.

Low Chinese Demand for Foreign Oil Keeping Prices Low

LPL Research observes shrinking Chinese oil imports, suggesting supply shifts that are contributing to softer global oil prices.

Manager Pairings to Counter Periodic Underperformance

LPL Research explains investment manager pairings as a portfolio construction tool that may increase the consistency of performance relative to benchmarks.

Weekly Market Performance — June 12, 2026

LPL’s Weekly Market Performance for the week of June 8, 2026, highlights choppy geopolitical and AI-driven trading, bond market moves, and inflation data.

World Cup-onomics 2026: A More Diversified Economic Event

The 2026 World Cup shifts from concentrated spending to a more diversified economic model, with impacts spread across regions, industries, and cities.

What’s Trending in Managed Futures

LPL Research summarizes the current positioning of the managed futures industry.

Weekly Market Performance — June 5, 2026

LPL’s Weekly Market Performance for the week of June 1, 2026, highlights geopolitical tensions, AI earnings, and economic data that rippled across markets.

Oil Market Underestimates Frictions Beyond a Deal

LPL Research discusses how oil markets are interpreting a potential U.S.-Iran deal, and the near-term path for oil markets and supplies.

Equity Record Highs Shape May Fund Flows

Equities drove record ETF flows in May as risk-on momentum held, even as investors balanced growth, rates, and shifting macro signals.