By: Jeffrey Buchbinder, CFA, Chief Equity Strategist, LPL Financial, Quincy Krosby, PhD, Chief Global Strategist, LPL Financial, & Jeffrey Roach, PhD, Chief Economist, LPL Financial

Soft landing or no soft landing, that is the question, with all due respect to William Shakespeare. But while this may be the most commonly asked question these days, it may not be the most important or the toughest. That honor goes to what’s priced in. Good market forecasts are not just about the economy and earnings—they are about what the market is pricing in. Below we share our thoughts on the potential for a soft landing, the possible role China might play in that, and whether markets are pricing in too much good news.

Read the full commentary here: weekly-market-commentary-02.13.2023