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29 Oct

Weekly Market Performance – Market Mixed in a Busy Earnings Week

Friday, October 29, 2021 Index Performance View enlarged chart. U.S. and International Equities Major Markets Mixed The major equity markets finished the week mixed. In the U.S., all major averages were higher though gains were larger for the S&P 500 … Continue reading →

29 Oct

LPL Market Signals: Rally Time?

Friday, October 29, 2021 Rally Time? Stocks are back at new highs and the S&P 500 Index is up more than 20% for the year with more than two months to go in 2021. This week in the LPL Market … Continue reading →

28 Oct

Delta Variant and Supply Issues Slow GDP Growth

Thursday, October 28, 2021 Already lowered expectations for third quarter gross domestic product (GDP) growth were still a bit too high as economic growth came in well short of expectations. Still, though, we believe the main drivers of the weakness … Continue reading →

27 Oct

Here Comes One of the Best Days of the Year (and the Best Week and Month)

Wednesday, October 27, 2021 The calendar is about to do a lot of favors for the bulls, as late October and early November historically are quite strong. October 28 was the best day of the year, until it fell more … Continue reading →

26 Oct

Are Markets Being Too Aggressive Pricing in Fed Rate Hikes?

Tuesday, October 19, 2021 At next week’s Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting, the Committee will likely need to reconcile its members’ views of when interest rate hikes should begin with the market’s ever changing view. After the September FOMC … Continue reading →

22 Oct

Weekly Market Performance – Markets Continue Higher Amid Positive Earnings

Friday, October 22, 2021 Major U.S. and International Markets Finished Higher The major equity markets finished solidly in the green this week as we head into the heart Q3 earnings season. International markets finished the week higher, as both developed … Continue reading →

22 Oct

Leading Indicators Show Tempered Optimism for Economy

Friday, October 22, 2021 On Thursday, October 21, the Conference Board released its September 2021 report detailing the latest reading for the Leading Economic Index (LEI), a composite of ten data series that tend to lead changes in economic activity. … Continue reading →

21 Oct

Economic Sentiment Weakening but Headwinds May Have Peaked

Economic Blog Thursday, October 21, 2021 Main Street sentiment on the economic outlook remains elevated and optimistic as the economy rebounds, but has been weakening as supply chain bottlenecks, labor market shortages, inflation, and lingering Delta variant concerns limit the … Continue reading →

20 Oct

9 Charts We Are Watching

Market Blog Wednesday, October 20, 2021 Here are a handful charts that caught our attention recently. Yesterday was the 34-year anniversary of the Crash of ’87. To this day market pundits still don’t quite agree on what caused the crash. … Continue reading →

19 Oct

Taking Another Look at the Chinese Real Estate Market

Market Blog Tuesday, October 19, 2021 China’s debt levels have surged since the global financial crisis and now sit at over 300% of gross domestic product (GDP), as of December 2020. The majority of that new debt has come from … Continue reading →

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