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  Highlights: Key emerging market central banks have raised rates within the past year in an effort to combat inflation, the threat of inflation, or current account imbalances. Most developed… Read More

Though a market downturn generally isn’t fun for most people, its timing can have a greater impact on some investors than on others. For example, a market downturn can have… Read More

The stabilization in growth forecasts for both 2014 and 2015 is a sign that perhaps the market is more confident now that the global economy is in the middle innings… Read More

The stock, bond, and commodities markets appear to have priced in a return to a positive environment for investors consisting of stronger economic and job growth accompanied by a return… Read More

Over the past week, the LPL Financial Current Conditions Index (CCI) softened slightly to 224. The CCI has stabilized in recent weeks despite extreme weather in many parts of the… Read More