Weekly Market Commentary

The surprising resilience of core European economies and a weaker U.S. dollar added to the market’s excitement. After such strong performance in international benchmarks recently, is there enough good news still yet to come for these markets to continue to outpace the U.S.?

The script has been flipped in 2023. Last year’s underperformers have turned into outperformers this year, driving the S&P 500 Index up over 5% this month.

The latest episode of the debate between stock market bulls and bears has gotten more interesting. For every valid point from one side, there’s an equally compelling argument on the other side.

Fourth quarter earnings season is underway and probably won’t bring much good news. Lackluster global growth, ongoing profit margin pressures from inflation, and negative currency impacts are likely to translate into a year-over-year decline in S&P 500 Index earnings for the quarter.

Here are some of our lessons learned from 2022. As you might imagine, inflation and the Federal Reserve are common themes throughout.

LPL Research shares insights on publicly traded retailers and analyze their underperformance year to date.

LPL Research explores historical equity and fixed income market performance surrounding a Fed pivot.

LPL Research looks at what’s driving value’s 2022 outperformance, the technical trading setup for growth and value, and more.

With midterms elections coming up, LPL Research looks at why the stock market may respond favorably to the midterm election.

LPL Research previews this week’s Fed meeting and discusses whether investors are in for a trick or a treat.