FINANCIAL BLOG

he U.S. economy’s recovery from the pandemic continues to surpass our expectations, aided by the accelerating vaccine distribution...

There is a growing debate over whether an expanding economy, in conjunction with fiscal and monetary stimulus, may cause inflation...

The bear market ended one year ago this week, finishing one of the fastest and most vicious bear markets of all-time...

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

The major market indexes ended a second consecutive week in the green with all averages solidly higher.

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.

The major market indexes finished the week higher. The tech-heavy NASDAQ had a solid week returning over 4%. In addition...

Investment-grade credit spreads, the extra yield you get from investment-grade corporate bonds compared to similarly dated US Treasuries...

The major market indexes finished the week lower. In addition, many international markets followed in lockstep with their US counterparts.

Rising COVID-19 cases and concern about the policy environment put a dent in small business optimism in the month of December...

Treasury yields hit two key levels the first week of 2021. As shown in the LPL Chart of the Day, the 10-year Treasury yield moved above 1%..

The differences in strength between the stock market and real economy were laid bare this week as the stock market surged to new highs...

2020 was a good year for stock investors despite unprecedented challenges.

2020 was a historic year in many ways, which made it hard to highlight just a few charts. So in honor of 2020, we picked 20 charts...