FINANCIAL BLOG

LPL Research provides its Weekly Market Performance for the week of July 21, 2025. The S&P 500 capped a record-setting week with another all-time high, gaining ground on all five days this week. The Nasdaq and Dow Jones Industrial Average also moved higher as investors analyzed a busy week for second quarter earnings.

LPL Research provides its Weekly Market Performance for the week of July 14, 2025. Major U.S. averages traded mixed on the week, with technology names powering modest gains for the S&P 500 and growth-laden Nasdaq. Stocks broadly traded in a narrow range over the last five days as market participants digested corporate earnings alongside ongoing Federal Reserve (Fed) independence and trade concerns.

If “tariff” isn’t the word of the year for stock investors so far, then perhaps it’s “uncertainty.” Uncertainty around trade policy dominated the path of the stock market in the first half and will continue to play a large role in the second half. Tariffs influence the key drivers of stock market performance: economic and corporate profit growth, inflation, and interest rates.

LPL Research provides its Weekly Market Performance for the week of July 7, 2025. Returning from the Fourth of July holiday weekend, U.S. stocks closed narrowly mixed as investors digested a range of tariff headlines and the passage of President Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA).

LPL Research provides its Weekly Market Performance for the week of June 30, 2025. U.S. stocks capped the holiday-shortened week with fireworks of their own, extending weekly gains and scoring the third record high of the week of the S&P 500. A better-than-feared jobs report fueled risk on sentiment heading into the long weekend, underpinned by upbeat trade headlines.

LPL Research provides its Weekly Market Performance for the week of June 23, 2025. U.S. stocks printed a solid weekly advance, continuing to pad modest gains for the first half with just one trading session remaining. The S&P 500 climbed to fresh all-time highs Friday before paring gains after President Trump ended trade talks with Canada and threatened to impose new tariffs over the next seven days.

LPL Research provides its Weekly Market Performance for the week of June 9, 2025. Major U.S. averages ended mixed after reversing modest week-to-date gains Friday in response to the significant escalation in the Israel-Iran military conflict to close the week. European equities fell over the last five days amid geopolitical and trade concerns, although the U.K. managed to eke out a small gain, while major Asian markets ended mixed.

LPL Research provides its Weekly Market Performance for the week of June 2, 2025. U.S. stocks celebrated the unofficial first full trading week of summer with solid gains. Equities garnered support from the latest batch of jobs data, reinforcing the U.S. economic resilience narrative and positive-leaning trade headlines.

LPL Research provides its Weekly Market Performance for the week of May 26, 2025. Stocks printed modest weekly gains as trade headlines returned to center stage in earnest following the long weekend for Wall Street. However, major averages clung to gains powered by NVIDIA’s (NVDA) quarterly update and tariff reprieve for Europe.

LPL Research provides its Weekly Market Performance for the week of May 19, 2025. U.S. equities clawed back part of last week’s strong gains as the tariff relief rally lost steam.

LPL Research provides its Weekly Market Performance for the week of May 12, 2025. Major U.S. averages ended the week sharply higher after China tariffs were lowered significantly.

LPL Research provides its Weekly Market Performance for the week of May 5, 2025. Major U.S. averages ended lower after snapping a historic winning streak to start the week.

LPL Research provides its Weekly Market Performance for the week of April 28, 2025. U.S. stocks extended gains over the last five days, closing a historic month less than one percent below the flatline.

LPL Research provides its Weekly Market Performance for the week of April 21, 2025. Stocks rallied this week, paring back monthly losses as trade war escalation concerns ebbed.

LPL Research provides its Weekly Market Performance for the week of April 14, 2025.

LPL Research provides its Weekly Market Performance for the week of April 7, 2025.

LPL Research provides its Weekly Market Performance for the week of March 31, 2025.

Tariff and inflation concerns sent stocks tumbling toward the lows of the week on Friday.

LPL Research provides its Weekly Market Performance for the week of March 17, 2025.

LPL Research provides its Weekly Market Performance for the week of March 10, 2025