Among the most common questions we’ve received in the past few months are: What happens to stocks if Republicans lose control of Congress? And what happens if they retain control of both the House and the Senate? Continue reading →

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• LPL Market Signals Podcast. Listen to Chief Investment Strategist John Lynch and Senior Market Strategist Ryan Detrick reflect on their memories of the financial crisis, and discuss the changes in today’s market landscape 10 years later. Please join our discussion on social via #LPLMarketSignals.

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• New LPL Market Signals Podcast. On our latest LPL Research podcast, due out later today, Chief Investment Strategist John Lynch and Senior Market Strategist Ryan Detrick reflect on their memories of the financial crisis, and discuss the changes in today’s market landscape 10 years later. Please join our discussion on social via #LPLMarketSignals.

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Daily Insights

• New LPL Market Signals Podcast. On our latest LPL Research podcast, due out later today, Chief Investment Strategist John Lynch and Senior Market Strategist Ryan Detrick reflect on their memories of the financial crisis, and discuss the changes in today’s market landscape 10 years later. Please join our discussion on social via #LPLMarketSignals.

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• LPL Market Signals Podcast. In case you missed it, listen to Senior Market Strategist Ryan Detrick and Equity Strategist & Portfolio Manager Jeffrey Buchbinder talk about pullbacks in emerging markets, the manufacturing sector’s continued strength, and other factors affecting the current economic cycle. Please join our discussion on social via #LPLMarketSignals.

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Daily Insights

• New LPL Market Signals Podcast. In case you missed it, listen to Senior Market Strategist Ryan Detrick and Equity Strategist & Portfolio Manager Jeffrey Buchbinder talk about pullbacks in emerging markets, the manufacturing sector’s continued strength, and other factors affecting the current economic cycle. Please join our discussion on social via #LPLMarketSignals.

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US: S&P 500 Index +1.2%, Dow +0.9%, Nasdaq +1.4%
Europe: STOXX Europe 600 +1.1%, German DAX +1.4% France CAC 40 +1.9%, U.K. FTSE 100 +0.36%
Asia: Japan Nikkei +3.5%, China Shanghai Composite -0.8%, Korea KOSPI  +1.6%
Rates/Commodities: 10-Year Treasury yield +5 basis points to 2.99%, WTI crude oil +1.3%, COMEX gold +0.4%

It was a mostly upbeat week for global markets as investors moved back into the market, pushing regional equity indexes up and bond prices down. Monetary policy meetings were held by the central banks of Europe, England, Russia, and Turkey. Continue reading →

Daily Insights

• New LPL Market Signals Podcast. In case you missed it, listen to Senior Market Strategist Ryan Detrick and Equity Strategist & Portfolio Manager Jeffrey Buchbinder talk about pullbacks in emerging markets, the manufacturing sector’s continued strength, and other factors affecting the current economic cycle. Please join our discussion on social via #LPLMarketSignals.

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• Hurricane Florence. Our thoughts go out to the millions of people that will be affected by Florence over the coming days. Many of you have also been asking what impact hurricanes can have on the markets, so we’d like to offer some insights and reassurance on that front. According to research from CFRA, looking at the 15 hurricanes in U.S. history that caused the most damage from a financial perspective (in other words, the most expensive hurricanes), the S&P 500 Index was down 0.2% a month after the hurricane formed, but was higher by 3.9% on average three months later.

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The Institute for Supply Management’s (ISM) primary manufacturing gauge just posted its strongest reading in 14 years. Is that a clear signal the economic cycle still has fuel left in its tank, or could it mean the good times are coming to an end? Continue reading →