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Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Current Conditions Index | May 22, 2013
"Over the past week, the LPL Financial Current Conditions Index (CCI) improved slightly to 245. The path of the CCI remains consistent with continued, though modest, economic growth in the United States"
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
"Tapering Tantrums" | Bond Market Perspectives | May 21, 2013
"The fear of an earlier reduction in the pace of bond purchases has been a factor in recent weakness in Treasury prices."
Monday, May 20, 2013
"What’s Broken in Europe?" | Weekly Economic Commentary | May 20, 2013
"The Eurozone is likely to be in a recession throughout 2013, despite the best efforts of the European Central Bank (ECB) and other policy makers"
Monday, May 20, 2013
"Buyers & Sellers" | Weekly Market Commentary | May 20, 2013
"At the heart of it, all markets come down to buyers and sellers. U.S. stocks are being purchased by foreigners and corporations, while pensions and insiders remain net sellers. Demand from individuals and hedge funds has been mixed."
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Portfolio Compass | May 15, 2013
"Downgraded the energy commodity to negative/neutral from neutral."
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Current Conditions Index | May 15, 2013
"Over the past week, the LPL Financial Current Conditions Index (CCI) slid slightly to 239. The path of the CCI remains consistent with continued, though modest, economic growth in the United States."
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
"Yield Shock" | Bond Market Perspectives | May 14, 2013
"We view recent weakness as part of the checks and balances of healthy markets and still expect yields to be largely range-bound in 2013"
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
"Listening to the Leaders" | Weekly Economic Commentary | May 13, 2013
"We expect gross domestic product (GDP) growth of 2.0% for the remainder of 2013, based on our Base Path scenario discussed in our Outlook 2013 publication and additional data.*"
Monday, May 13, 2013
"The Rally Is Getting Old, but a New Trend May Be Emerging" | Weekly Market Commentary | May 13, 2013
"The overall stock market has only seen a couple of 2-3% dips this year, but there have been 5-10% pullbacks among cyclical sectors. "
Friday, May 10, 2013
"Preference for Yield Drives Sector View Shifts" | Sector Strategy
"Our focus on yield has driven our upgraded views of the higher-yielding sectors such as consumer staples and health care"
Wednesday, May 8, 2013
Current Conditions Index | May 8, 2013
"Over the past week, the LPL Financial Current Conditions Index (CCI) rose to 244. The path of the CCI remains consistent with continued, though modest, economic growth in the United States."
Tuesday, May 7, 2013
"Settling Differences" | Bond Market Perspectives | April 30, 2013
"Yields may drift higher near term, but we do not believe this marks the start of steady and sharp run higher in interest rates."
Monday, May 6, 2013
"Clearing Up Confusion on Common Queries" | Weekly Economic Commentary | May 6, 2013
"The budget deficit, guided by fiscal policy, is driven by decisions made by Congress and the President, not the Fed."
Monday, May 6, 2013
"Borrowing for the Future" | Weekly Market Commentary | May 6, 2013
"After waging a war on debt for the past several years, it may be the war on debt itself that may be bad for growth."
Thursday, May 2, 2013
Current Conditions Index | May 2, 2013
"Over the past few months, momentum in the CCI has improved slightly but moderated in the past several weeks."
Wednesday, May 1, 2013
Portfolio Compass | May 1, 2013
"Downgraded investment-grade corporate bonds to neutral from neutral/positive"
Tuesday, April 30, 2013
"Back to the Future " | Bond Market Perspectives | April 30, 2013
"We take a look back to the 1950s, which bears similarities to today’s environment, to see what the future may hold for bond investors."
Monday, April 29, 2013
"Soft Spot Arrives on Schedule" | Weekly Market Commentary | April 29, 2013
The bond and commodity markets have already responded negatively. Will the stock market also react as it has in the past?
Monday, April 29, 2013
"The ABCs of GDP" | Weekly Economic Commentary | April 29, 2013
"The U.S. Department of Commerce’s just released first estimate for gross domestic product (GDP) for Q113 shows continued declines in federal spending, including defense spending and state and local spending."
Wednesday, April 24, 2013
Search for Income | First Quarter 2013
"The first quarter of 2013 presented a mixed bag for income-seeking investors but did little to ease the difficult task of income-generation in today’s low-yield environment. "
