LPL RESEARCH
Below is a list of helpful documents to offer you additional financial perspective.
2026 Outlook: The Policy Engine
In 2026, 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 influence and market momentum have become significantly more impactful in shaping market trends, often overshadowing underlying economic performance…
Weekly Market Performance | October 23, 2026
LPL’s Weekly Market Performance for the week of October 19, 2026, highlights AI-driven volatility, the first round of big tech earnings, and bond market gains.
Weekly Market Commentary | Moats vs. Inertia: Unpacking the Personal AI Agent Threat | October 19, 2026
Meta’s September launch of Muse, a personal artificial intelligence (AI) agent designed to act on a user’s behalf across digital workflows, crystallized the market’s latest disruption narrative.
Weekly Market Commentary | Credit Is Still Flowing, and Businesses Are Borrowing | October 12, 2026
Printer Friendly Version Bank lending rarely commands the attention that payrolls, inflation, or consumer spending do. But it helps determine how much momentum the economy can sustain. Commercial and industrial (C&I) loans, the workhorse of corporate finance, pay for everything from working capital to machinery and software. When banks are willing to lend and companies…