FINANCIAL BLOG

Coming into 2026, we expected inflation to move closer to the Federal Reserve’s (Fed) 2% target, the Fed to cut rates by roughly 75 basis points (bps), and Treasury yields to drift lower.

LPL Research provides its Weekly Market Performance for the week of July 6, 2026. Markets showed some resilience over the last five days, with U.S. equities advancing despite geopolitical tensions in the Middle East. A bounce in the momentum trade and big tech stocks supported gains, while investors largely looked past renewed U.S.-Iran tensions even as talks continued.

LPL Research provides its Weekly Market Performance for the week of June 29, 2026. As market watchers prepared for America’s 250th birthday celebration, global equity markets delivered a strong finish to the second quarter. The S&P 500 printed its best quarterly return since 2020 amid high profile economic data and rotation dynamics, while also posting a moderate gain over the holiday-shortened week.