FINANCIAL BLOG

LPL Research provides its Weekly Market Performance for the week of December 15, 2025. U.S. stocks faced another week of choppy trading over the final full week of trading and major catalysts for the year.

LPL Research provides its Weekly Market Performance for the week of December 8, 2025. This week could be classified as the tale of two halves for stocks, with the first half of the week characterized by muted trading ahead of the highly anticipated December Federal Reserve (Fed) rate decision.

LPL Research provides its Weekly Market Performance for the week of December 1, 2025. Equities kicked off the month of December on a mildly positive note, extending last week’s rebound with a measured advance. With a lack of big directional drivers, the S&P 500 edged back toward record highs, while global stocks ended mostly higher.

LPL Research provides its Weekly Market Performance for the week of November 10, 2025. Global equities traded lower in the final full week of November trading as a fresh wave of volatility dragged on markets. Artificial intelligence (AI) related jitters remained top of mind for investors ahead of key quarterly results from chipmaker and index heavyweight NVIDIA (NVDA).

LPL Research provides its Weekly Market Performance for the week of November 10, 2025. Major averages ended a wild week mixed as tech sentiment flipped between positive and negative, taking stocks along for the ride.

LPL Research provides its Weekly Market Performance for the week of November 3, 2025. U.S. and international equity markets faced a volatile week, ending broadly lower. Recent earnings reports and fear of an overheating market collided, stoking valuation concerns for artificial intelligence (AI) related shares and denting risk appetite.

LPL Research provides its Weekly Market Performance for the week of October 27, 2025. Capital markets faced an action-packed week with events ranging from trade talks to global central bank decisions to Magnificent Seven earnings reports. Amid both tricks and treats throughout the week, U.S. stocks managed to hold on to weekly and monthly gains through Friday's Halloween session.

LPL Research provides its Weekly Market Performance for the week of October 20, 2025. U.S. stocks logged another weekly advance amid thawing trade tensions and a flurry of third quarter earnings. Investors also ended the week on a bright note, posting a solid rally after the delayed release of consumer inflation data for September helped underpin Federal Reserve (Fed) rate cut expectations.

LPL Research provides its Weekly Market Performance for the week of October 13, 2025. Major U.S. averages ended a volatile week higher amid a flurry of headlines. Lingering trade tensions, the unofficial earnings season kick-off, and sudden regional bank jitters sparked up-and-down trading for most of the week, while international markets ended mixed amid local political developments and earnings.

LPL Research provides its Weekly Market Performance for the week of October 6, 2025. Despite narrow trading for much of the week, stocks ended lower as tariff concerns returned to center stage, driving stocks sharply lower to end an otherwise catalyst-light week. Major averages were on track for a mostly higher finish, despite artificial intelligence (AI) concerns and the ongoing government shutdown, until the latest escalation in U.S.-China tensions sparked widespread sellin

LPL Research provides its Weekly Market Performance for the week of September 29, 2025. Major U.S. averages bucked historical trends for September to deliver a solid monthly advance, simultaneously sealing healthy gains for the third quarter. Stocks kicked off the final quarter of 2025 on a positive note, logging weekly gains on the back of healthcare and technology shares, despite a political standoff in Washington leading to a government shutdown.

LPL Research provides its Weekly Market Performance for the week of September 22, 2025.The S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite both closed at record highs on Monday before losing ground the next three sessions. Gains on Friday, after reassuring inflation data helped pare weekly losses, were not enough to bring the major averages back to breakeven (as of 3:00 p.m. ET on Friday).

LPL Research provides its Weekly Market Performance for the week of September 15, 2025. The U.S. stock market delivered yet another record-setting week with major large and small cap benchmarks scoring fresh records. This week’s risk-on mood arrived in the wake of the Federal Reserve (Fed) resuming its rate-cutting cycle after an eight-month pause, while international markets faced monetary policy decisions of their own.

LPL Research provides its Weekly Market Performance for the week of September 12, 2025. Stocks extended year-to-date gains with another healthy weekly advance and fresh records across the major large cap averages. This week’s slate of economic data reinforced expectations of a Federal Reserve (Fed) rate cut next Wednesday, while the artificial intelligence (AI) theme received another positive jolt.

LPL Research provides its Weekly Market Performance for the week of September 2, 2025. U.S. equities kicked off September and the unofficial end of summer on a mixed note, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq edging higher while the Dow slipped below the week-to-date flatline. Monday’s Labor Day holiday didn’t stop a busy week of headlines with markets parsing key jobs data, corporate earnings, and fresh trade deal updates.

LPL Research provides its Weekly Market Performance for the week of August 25, 2025. U.S. equities ended the week mixed, with major indexes slightly lower due to Friday’s declines, though the S&P 500 remained on track for a fourth consecutive monthly gain.

LPL Research provides its Weekly Market Performance for the week of August 18, 2025. U.S. equities closed the week in style, bouncing back from a broadly risk-off week to close mostly higher. Federal Reserve (Fed) Chair Powell lifted rate cut expectations for the mid-September Fed meeting during his speech from Jackson Hole, fueling a cross-asset rally.

LPL Research provides its Weekly Market Performance for the week of August 11, 2025. U.S. equities held on to weekly gains amid a busy week on the economic calendar and relatively quiet news flow elsewhere. Federal Reserve (Fed) rate cut bets were the hot topic of the week as investors digested mixed signals on the American economy and consumer.

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.

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.