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COVID-19 and Oil Prices | Client Letter
The tough times that global markets were experiencing due to the spread of COVID-19 (coronavirus) worsened this past weekend as a price war between Saudi Arabia and Russia resulted in sharply declining oil prices. This combination of events is testing investors’ patience. We need to remember that it is fairly common for stocks to enter…
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Client Letter Talks About Bumpy Market by John Lynch | February 6th, 2020
February 6, 2020 Dear Valued Investor: The start of 2020 has brought increased stock market volatility. The uncharacteristically calm market environment we experienced for much of the past four months was bound to end, but identifying the catalyst for a potential sell-off became more difficult after the U.S.-China phase-one trade deal was signed. Not even…
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Q4 Earnings Season is All About 2020
Fourth-quarter earnings season kicked off this week with 24 S&P 500 Index companies slated to report results.
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Healthy But Manageable Consumer Inflation
Consumer inflationary pressures grew at a healthy, but manageable rate in December 2019.
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Outlook 2020 Executive Summary
TAKING A LOOK Hindsight is 20/20, but finding clarity in future uncertainty can be fuzzy. At LPL Research as we look forward to the year 2020 and a new decade, some key trends and market signals will be important to watch, including progress on U.S.-China trade discussions, an encouraging outlook from corporate America, and continued…
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What Mideast Escalation Means for Markets
The U.S. airstrike that killed the top Iranian military commander last week was a major escalation in Mideast tensions. In fact, it would be difficult to overstate the geopolitical significance of this action. Iran likely will retaliate, possibly with attacks on American military personnel overseas. We cannot dismiss the risk that the situation may escalate…