There’s a growing pile of negative-yielding debt around the world amid extraordinary monetary policy initiatives…
The Curious Case of Negative Yields | Weekly Market Commentary | September 16, 2019
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Research
Market Insight Monthly | August 2019
U.S. economic data was mixed in August, reflecting the complicated macroeconomic environment in the midst of high trade uncertainty…
Corporate Earnings Outlook | Weekly Market Commentary | September 9, 2019
We lowered our 2019 earnings growth forecast for the S&P 500 Index on August 19 due to increased risk to economic growth and corporate profits from the ongoing trade conflict…
U.S. Treasuries and the Yield Curve | Weekly Market Commentary | September 3, 2019
We recently reduced our year-end forecast range for the 10-year U.S. Treasury yield from 2.5–2.75% to 1.75–2%…
LPL’s U.S. Real GDP Forecast Change | Weekly Market Commentary | August 26, 2019
We have lowered our projections for U.S. gross domestic product (GDP), the 10-year U.S. Treasury yield, and operating earnings for the S&P 500 Index in 2019…
Tweaking Our Forecasts | Weekly Market Commentary | August 19, 2019
Trade fears swung around stocks last week before some tariffs were delayed August 13 to avoid impacting the holiday shopping season…
The New (Ab)normal | Weekly Market Commentary | August 12, 2019
Stocks endured significant volatility last week but showed some resilience Wednesday, August 7, when the S&P 500 Index dropped as much as 2% intraday before rallying back…
Currency Fears Emerge | Weekly Market Performance | August 9, 2019
The equity markets struggled in the week ending Thursday, August 8, weighed down by currency-related trade uncertainty after China retaliated against new tariffs by devaluing the yuan…
Market Insight Monthly | July 2019
Gross domestic product (GDP) increased 2.1% in the second quarter, bolstered by consumer spending’s 2.9% contribution to growth…
Seasonal Slump? | Weekly Market Commentary | August 5, 2019
Despite last week’s losses, 2019 has been a good year for stocks—the S&P 500 is up 17% year to date through August 2 and, excluding any losses Monday, still stands just 3% from its all-time closing high on July 26…