FINANCIAL BLOG

LPL Research provides its Weekly Market Performance for the week of August 4, 2025. After ending last week with a thud, stocks clawed back losses and returned to positive territory with solid weekly gains. A fresh wave of dip buying, dovish remarks from Federal Reserve (Fed) officials, and sectoral tariff relief boosted market sentiment over the last five days, while Treasury yields also moved higher.

Last week was one for the ages in terms of the number and magnitude of events and data points for investors to digest. A Federal Reserve (Fed) meeting, the monthly jobs report, and the peak week of earnings season would be enough to qualify as a busy week.

LPL Research provides its Weekly Market Performance for the week of July 28, 2025. After a so-called ‘perfect week’ for the S&P 500 last week, U.S. equities closed a busy week for markets in the red. After hovering near the weekly flatline for much of the week, stocks dropped on Friday following fresh U.S. tariffs and negative surprises in July economic data.