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TRUSTED ECONOMIC PERSPECTIVES
Hard Landing, Soft Landing, or No Landing | February 27, 2023
In the past few weeks, a growing chorus of economists and investors have decided that the pessimistic narrative had it wrong all along, that the US isn’t headed for a hard landing, which would mean a recession, it isn’t even headed for a soft landing…
Biden’s Student-Loan Fiasco
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell more than 1,000 points on Friday, caused apparently by Fed Chairman Jerome Powell’s attempt to use a brief speech to channel the ghost of Paul Volcker.
Distorted
One thing we must remember when looking at economic data, is that everything is distorted. The US (in fact, much of the world) panicked in 2020.
OUTLOOK
The Fed Waffles March 27, 2023
The Federal Reserve raised short-term interest rates by another quarter point on Wednesday. That, by itself, was clear, with the Fed now targeting a range for short-term rates between 4.75% and 5.00%. The problem was that the Fed continues to ignore the most important...
Ignore the Crazy | March 13, 2023
The top tax rate on capital gains and dividends would go to 44.6% versus a current 23.8% (almost double!), the top tax rate on regular income would go to 44.0%. Taxes would go up on S Corporations, small business income, and interest income.
Hard Landing, Soft Landing, or No Landing | February 27, 2023
In the past few weeks, a growing chorus of economists and investors have decided that the pessimistic narrative had it wrong all along, that the US isn’t headed for a hard landing, which would mean a recession, it isn’t even headed for a soft landing…
CLIENT LETTER
Client Letter | Midyear Outlook 2022: Navigating Turbulence | July 12, 2022
LPL Research assesses economic and market conditions for the rest of 2022.
Client Letter | Looking Forward | July 5, 2022
Both stock and bond markets have been challenging this year, but LPL Research explains what this could mean looking forward.
Client Letter | A Bear Market is Officially Here | June 14, 2022
LPL Research discusses what investors should expect with the new bear market.