FINANCIAL BLOG

LPL Research provides its Weekly Market Performance for the week of July 20, 2026. U.S. equities traded lower on the week as investor worries around the costs and returns of artificial intelligence investments tamped risk appetite. At the same time, rising geopolitical tensions in the Middle East pushed oil prices higher, and renewed concerns about inflation and additional energy supply disruptions weighed on global market sentiment.

LPL Research analyzes China’s declining crude imports, inflation risks, and the resilient U.S. economy driving above-trend growth.

LPL Research provides its Weekly Market Performance for the week of July 13, 2026. Markets faced a mixed backdrop this week as investors balanced escalating geopolitical tensions, artificial intelligence worries, cooling inflation data, and the early innings of earnings season.