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Election Day Takeaways

11/11/2024

By: Adam Turnquist, CMT, Chief Technical Strategist, LPL Financial, Jeffrey Buchbinder, CFA, Chief Equity Strategist, LPL Financial, Lawrence Gillum, CFA, Chief Fixed Income Strategist, LPL Financial, & Jeffrey Roach, PhD, Chief Economist, LPL Financial

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.

Stocks were not the only asset class on the move last week, as Treasury yields and the dollar also advanced. Growth expectations re-rated higher as the market priced in more economic-friendly policy proposals. However, the improving growth outlook was accompanied by concerns over the deficit and rising inflation, especially with Trump’s proposed tariff policies. Herein, we discuss these themes and other major election takeaways for investors.

Read the full commentary here: election-day-takeaways-wmc-11-11-2024

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