FINANCIAL BLOG

The municipal bond market faced significant volatility in April, driven by spillovers from a turbulent Treasury market. Treasury yields were pressured higher by rising inflation expectations; the Federal Reserve’s cautious policy stance, reduced foreign demand; hedge fund deleveraging, portfolio shifts toward cash, and structural illiquidity.

The softer tone toward China from the White House, President Trump’s pledge not to fire Federal Reserve (Fed) Chair Jerome (Jay) Powell, and renewed optimism about Fed rate cuts all helped drive a strong market rebound last week.

LPL Research discusses another volatile week for markets, introduces a revised S&P 500 target, and assesses the likelihood of the lows recently being reached.

Last week we were able to check several of the boxes on our stock market bottoming process checklist.

Markets got quite a surprise from the Trump administration last week in the form of tariffs above even the most aggressive forecasts...

Wednesday is the big day when the Trump administration will provide more clarity on their tariff plans.

Trade uncertainty and nagging inflation made Federal Reserve (Fed) Chair Jerome Powell walk a tightrope at the latest press conference.

U.S. equity markets officially entered correction territory last week for the first time in 344 trading days.

Heightened volatility and uncertainty in both financial markets and the broader economy present challenges and opportunities for investors.

Fourth quarter earnings season is nearly complete, and it has been a good one.

The U.S. Treasury market is entering a significant transition period in 2025, facing both structural adjustments and all-too-familiar policy

Stocks continued to climb the wall of worry last week and shrugged off tariff headlines, inflation volatility, and signs of a slowdown

Use of the terms “bull” and “bear” in financial markets can be traced back to London’s financial district in the late 19th century

With China’s DeepSeek pressuring investors to take a closer look at the current environment of artificial intelligence (AI) development with

Earnings season is underway and, thanks to the banks, it’s off to a good start.

As the new year officially gets underway, there’s the usual sense of renewed optimism and excitement over new opportunities.

With 2024 fully behind us, it’s a good time to celebrate our winning calls from last year.

As 2024 draws to a close, investors have fully embraced the stock market. The S&P 500 is up more than 25% year to date.

The Federal Reserve (Fed) is moving more cautiously in adjusting policy, and markets might have a hard time resetting expectations.

Will 2025 be the year for fixed income? LPL examines what could be in store for fixed income markets in the year ahead.