Weekly Market Commentary | Dueling Mandates: The Fed’s Policy Caution and Treasury’s Growing Borrowing Needs | February 2, 2026 PRINTER FRIENDLY VERSION The Federal Reserve (Fed) enters 2026 navigating potentially constrained policy conditions as resilient growth and...
Weekly Market Commentary | The Productivity Advantage: Powering Economic Growth in 2026 | January 26, 2026 PRINTER FRIENDLY VERSION Productivity growth is the key mechanism that allows the U.S. economy to expand above its long‑run trend without reigniting inflation....
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...
We started 2025 on a high note, although we acknowledged that “no market environment is ever permanent, and that change is always potentially around the corner.” Well change did come, and with it, volatility, perhaps in part because we assumed President Trump’s...
Outlook 2025: Pragmatic Optimism By LPL Financial Research Looking back, 2024 clearly echoed many of the themes from 2023. By and large, the economy continued to defy expectations and surprised once again. Stocks continued their strong performance, driven by powerful...
