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Market Insight | Q3 2015
Based on data received so far, third quarter gross domestic product (GDP) growth is tracking at 2.0–2.5%, following upwardly revised 3.9% growth in the second quarter as the economy rebounded from temporary factors restraining growth early in the year.
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Earnings Preview | Weekly Market Commentary | October 5, 2015
Third quarter earnings season will potentially look a lot like the second quarter. This quarter’s earnings preview could almost be a copy and paste of the second quarter preview: It looks like we will get meager earnings growth, if we get any at all.
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How Much, How Far, How Fast, Not When | Weekly Economic Commentary | September 14, 2015
The policymaking arm of the Federal Reserve (Fed), the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC), will hold its sixth of eight meetings of the year this week. On Thursday, September 17, 2015, at the conclusion of the two-day meeting, the FOMC will release a statement and a new economic and interest rate forecast.
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Should Emerging Market Investors Fight The Fed? | September 14, 2015 | Weekly Market Commentary
Emerging market stocks have not won much lately, but the Fed may be a winnable fight. The Federal Reserve, which announces its policy decision on September 17, 2015, is on the verge of starting a rate hike cycle for the first time in more than 10 years.
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Midyear Outlook 2015 Client Letter by Burt White, CIO | June 17, 2015
We are pleased to introduce our LPL Research Midyear Outlook 2015, with the insights and guidelines to put together portfolio strategies for the rest of 2015.