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2026 Outlook: The Policy Engine
Outlook 2026: The Policy Engine By LPL Financial Research In 2025, we observed a market environment where fiscal and monetary policy decisions, rather than traditional business fundamentals, were the primary drivers of market direction. This shift means that policy...
Weekly Market Performance | September 11, 2026
LPL’s Weekly Market Performance for the week of September 7, 2026 highlights market volatility as oil tops $100, yields rise, and investors assess Fed policy.
Strong Track Records Become Dangerous Risk Factors
LPL Research analyzes the relationship between strong track records that garner investment inflows and the resulting, negative portfolio and process changes that sometimes follow.
Historical S&P 500 Returns After Fed Hikes
LPL Research explores the historical link between stocks and Fed rate hikes to assess what a potential hike next week could mean for investors.
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.
Quantifying the Environment for Stock Selection Alpha
LPL Research discusses how investors can assess whether the current environment is constructive for investing in long/short equity or equity market neutral funds.
Weekly Market Performance | September 4, 2026
LPL’s Weekly Market Performance for the week of August 31, 2026, highlights choppy trading for stocks, higher Treasury yields, and mixed commodity markets.
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