Stocks Drop, Yield Curve Inverts on Renewed Global Growth Concerns.

US: S&P 500 Index -0.8%%, Dow -1.3%, Nasdaq -0.6%
Europe: STOXX Europe 600 -1.3%, German DAX -2.8% France CAC 40 -2.5%, U.K. FTSE 100 +1.8%
Asia: Japan Nikkei +0.8%, China Shanghai Composite +2.7%, Korea KOSPI +0.5%
Rates/Commodities: 10-Year Treasury yield -15 basis points to 2.44%, WTI crude oil +2.5%, COMEX gold: +0.5%

A topsy-turvy week for global financial markets saw U.S. and European stocks shed early-week gains and several measures of the Treasury yield curve invert for the first time since 2006 following a resurgence in global growth concerns. Continue reading →

We recently introduced a new two-minute video series, Street View, to provide investors with top market, economic, and investment insights from Chief Investment Strategist John Lynch, along with other senior strategists on the LPL Research team.

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The Federal Reserve (Fed) has doubled down on its patient stance. Policymakers signaled a complete pause in policy at the conclusion of the Fed’s March meeting, with a nod to a slowing pace of growth and global uncertainty.

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After dropping nearly 20% late last year, the S&P 500 Index has officially bounced up more than 20% from the December 24 lows. As we noted at the time, most bear markets that take place in a non-recessionary environment tend to bottom near a 20% correction. Fortunately, that played out nicely, and now the S&P 500 is less than 4% away from new highs. This raises two new questions: Can it make a new high, and when can we expect it?

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Today, the Federal Reserve (Fed) kicks off its second two-day meeting of 2019, and financial markets have high expectations for the outcome.

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