Learning Center

Home / Learning Center

Blog

No Results Found

The page you requested could not be found. Try refining your search, or use the navigation above to locate the post.

LPL Research

Election Day Takeaways | Weekly Market Commentary | November 11, 2024

Election Day Takeaways | Weekly Market Commentary | November 11, 2024

The clouds of uncertainty parted last week as former President Donald Trump decisively won the U.S. election, making him the second U.S. president to win non-consecutive terms (Grover Cleveland was the first to do it back in 1892). Investors welcomed the news with renewed risk appetite, bidding the S&P 500 to its 50th record high of the year on Friday. Trump’s proposed economic policies, including deregulation, a likely extension of the 2017 tax cuts, a possible corporate tax rate cut, and proposed tax exemptions on tips, social security, and overtime pay helped underpin buyer enthusiasm. The immediate de-risking of when the election will be decided was another big factor behind the post Election Day rally.

read more

Sign Up to Receive Our Newsletter