FINANCIAL BLOG

The major United States and international markets were higher this week...

In almost every direction we turn, we see optimism mounting over a mid-2021 economic reacceleration. Unfortunately...

This week, the Federal Reserve (Fed) meets for their two-day Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting...

Few equity sectors on earth have been as poor as European financials since the Global Financial Crisis.

The Nasdaq officially moved into correction territory, down more than 10% from the all-time high.

With the stock market on a recent tear, many are wondering if market sentiment is getting ahead of itself...

The resiliency of the US economy continues to exceed expectations, supporting our increased forecast for growth and corporate profits...

The major market indexes ended this week in the green with all averages solidly higher...

Stocks got off to a nice start in 2021, until the late January selloff, as everyone got GameStop fever...

The level of US debt, already elevated before COVID-19 hit, skyrocketed as Congress put into place much needed fiscal stimulus...

Economic momentum moderated in the United States in the fourth quarter, with gross domestic product (GDP) expanding at a 4% quarter-over...

The major market indexes finished the week lower with all averages down over 2%...

In LPL Research Outlook 2021: Powering Forward, we noted that large interest rate declines historically have been followed by reversals.