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07 Aug

Market Update: Tuesday, August 7, 2018

Daily Insights LPL Research on CNBC. Be sure to catch Senior Market Strategist Ryan Detrick’s appearance on CNBC Squawk Box from this morning, talking earnings, market breadth, and more. View the interview here. Inching closer to new highs. The S&P … Continue reading →

06 Aug

LPL Research Podcast Is Now Available for Everyone!

Key market and economic insights from top strategists in LPL Research, previously only accessible to financial advisors affiliated with LPL in the advisor only daily morning call, is now at your fingertips in the podcast approved for client use. To … Continue reading →

06 Aug

Market Update: Monday, August 6, 2018

Daily Insights Excellent Q2 earnings. With 404 S&P 500 Index companies having reported second quarter 2018 earnings results, a solid 79% have exceeded earnings targets, delivering robust 23.5% year-over-year growth on a nearly 3% upside surprise. Revenue growth of 9.2% … Continue reading →

03 Aug

Weekly Update 8/3/2018 – U.S. Outperforms in Busy Week

US: S&P 500 Index +0.8%, Dow +0.1%%, Nasdaq +1.00% Europe: STOXX Europe 600 -0.7%, German DAX -1.9%, France CAC 40 -0.59%, U.K. FTSE 100 -1.6% Asia: Japan Nikkei -0.8%, China Shanghai Composite -4.6%, Korea KOSPI -0.32% Rates/Commodities: 10-Year Treasury yield -1 basis points to 2.95%, WTI crude oil … Continue reading →

03 Aug

Top Sectors in August Based on Seasonal Patterns

Are you looking for a strategy that may give your portfolio a boost during what’s historically been one of the weakest months of the year for stocks? Well, our seasonal analysis in the LPL Chart of the Day highlights specific … Continue reading →

03 Aug

Market Update: Friday, August 3, 2018

Daily Insights China unveils tariffs after U.S. pressure. China’s Finance Ministry announced today that it plans to impose tariffs as high as 25% on $60 billion in U.S. goods. The planned tariffs are in response to President Trump’s announcement Wednesday … Continue reading →

02 Aug

Are Only a Few Stocks Really Leading Us Higher?

One of the more popular narratives we’ve heard this year is that only a few large stocks are pulling the overall market higher. We don’t agree with this assessment, and have cited several metrics over the last few months that … Continue reading →

02 Aug

Market Update: Thursday, August 2, 2018

Daily Insights U.S. puts more pressure on China with threat of higher tariffs. President Trump asked U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer to look into increasing the proposed levies on $200 billion in Chinese imports from 10% to 25%. The news … Continue reading →

01 Aug

Top Tweets From LPL Focus 2018

We are thankful to have had so many meaningful discussions with LPL Advisors about partnership, growth, and innovation during our flagship Focus 2018 conference held July 29-July 31 in Boston. Here at LPL Research, we continue to be humbled by … Continue reading →

01 Aug

Market Update: Wednesday, August 1, 2018

Daily Insights U.S. takes one step forward with Mexico, one step back with China. President Trump is considering increasing proposed tariffs to 25% (from 10%) on $200 billion in Chinese imports, according to news reports. This latest development is likely … Continue reading →

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