Midyear Outlook 2025: Pragmatic Optimism, Measured Expectations
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...
ISM Offers Additional Positive Earnings Signal
ISM Offers Another Positive Earnings Signal Jeff Buchbinder | Chief Equity StrategistLast Updated: February 05, 2026 In yesterday’s LPL Research blog, we highlighted the relationship between South Korean exports and U.S. corporate profits. Simply put, the boom in export data reflects strength in the technology supply chain, which, in turn, suggests a healthy environment for…
Weekly Market Commentary | Dueling Mandates: The Fed’s Policy Caution and Treasury’s Growing Borrowing Needs | February 2, 2026
LPL Research examines how the Fed is entering 2026 amid constrained conditions and as growth and inflation meet an unsustainable fiscal trajectory.
Weekly Market Commentary | The Productivity Advantage: Powering Economic Growth in 2026 | January 26, 2026
LPL Research examines how rising productivity, AI adoption, and structural shifts toward services are supporting U.S. economic growth in 2026.