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LPL Research Midyear Outlook 2026: Thoughts on the Second Half
Navigate markets with LPL Research’s 2026 Midyear Outlook, with insights on stocks, bonds, the economy, and more. Explore what to expect over the second half of 2026.
Weekly Market Commentary | What’s Holding Up Record S&P 500 Margins? | September 21, 2026
LPL Research analyzes S&P 500 margin expansion, assessing how much is structural versus cyclical and what that means for future earnings forecasts.
Weekly Market Commentary | What History Teaches Us About Fed Hikes & Stocks | September 14, 2026
Printer Friendly Version A hot CPI print. Friday’s slightly hot Consumer Price Index (CPI) report lifted the bond market’s odds of a rate hike from the Federal Reserve (Fed) this week to near 90%. Markets take it in stride. The positive reactions from stocks and bonds were interesting, suggesting that perhaps market participants have been…
Weekly Market Commentary | Signs Point to a Normalization, Not a Crisis | September 8, 2026
August delivered the loudest bond market narrative in years, and almost none of it survived contact with the price action. Total public debt crossed $40 trillion on August 18. The 30-year U.S. Treasury yield reached 5.33% intraweek, a level last seen in 2007.
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2015 Year in Review from Pat Hinchey and Temp Davis
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