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It was a "bah humbug!" week for markets
It was a "bah humbug!" week for markets

After quite the "bah humbug" week in the markets, our new Peek of the Week shares the latest economic data to try and explain what's going on. The fight against inflation has had mixed results and especially when compared to how things have unfolded in the past. Mixed signals from the past has caused mixed messages for the present, and mixed feelings about the future...

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Investment, Stock marketLeif HagenAchievement Financial#stocks, #bonds, #stockmarket, #prices, #oilprices, #oil, #inflation, #crudeoil, #investment, #investing
The pace of rate hikes and people moving to North America
The pace of rate hikes and people moving to North America

Today's Peek of the Week attempts to answer this question. With everything going on, investors have embraced the idea that the Federal Reserve can be persuaded to slow the pace of rates hikes. Investors saw stocks move higher last week, but the bond market was less optimistic after more Consumer Price Index (CPI) data was released. So what's the chance of a recession happening? According to Vince Golle and Kyungjin Yoo of Bloomberg, the chance of a recession within the next year is just below 50-50.

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Money, Investment, Lifestyle, Peek of the WeekLeif HagenAchievement Financial#northamerica, #moving, #eviction, #trends, #inflation, #stockmarket, #stocks, #bonds, #investing, #investors, #blog, #money, #summer, #movingtrends
Cooling markets during the heat of summer
Cooling markets during the heat of summer

Today's Peek of the Week has the latest insight into how the stock markets are cooling down now that the U.S. economy isn't burning as hot as it once was. With that being said, and even after the last two quarters of slowed growth, the United States economy continues to surprise us. Unemployment has fallen quite low, the labor market is on fire, and the main driver for this shift has been women returning to the workplace. With all this "job talk" brings more "recession talk" and today's PEEK of the WEEK shares some second quarter business activity data to follow up on the whole recession idea.

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Lifestyle, Investment, World Events, Stock marketLeif HagenAchievement Financial#stockmarket, #stocks, #bonds, #news, #marketcommentary, #america, #inflation, #work, #workers, #jobmarket, #financialnews, #finance, #investing, #investors
Is it a recession or isn't it?
Is it a recession or isn't it?

Hello, August! As we begin a new week and a new month, it seems like each day brings the question, "is it a recession, or isn't it?!" Our Peek of the Week reexamines last week's analysis about economic growth in the United States and how it's slowed for two consecutive quarters. We discuss how the GDP (gross domestic product) is measured and how it's contributing to our current inflation and our potential recession.

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Lifestyle, Stock market, Peek of the WeekLeif HagenAchievement Financial#recession, #shopping, #retail, #stocks, #bonds, #stockmarket, #investing, #marketnews, #thefed, #federalreserve, #rates
Is a recession coming, or has it already arrived?
Is a recession coming, or has it already arrived?

A lot of people are worried that a recession is in our future. Some believe it may already be here. Our Peek of the Week pumps the brakes on the whole "recession" idea to evaluate the facts, details and future estimations. Unemployment is low, inflation is high, and both tend to occur in an economy going through some strong growth. So, which is it?! Are we experiencing strong growth or going through the early stages of a recession? It's important to remember that the models used to predict these things can be volatile, resulting in questionable or conflicting data.

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Leif HagenAchievement Financial#recession, #inflation, #consumer, #america, #americans, #spending, #cash, #cashflow, #investors, #investing, #marketnews, #stocks, #bonds, #financialplan, #financialplanning, #advisor, #LPL, #blog
The Fed is focused on calming inflation
The Fed is focused on calming inflation

According to today's blog, "rising inflation is a bit like a child throwing a temper tantrum in the grocery store." Would you agree? And, what will it take to calm this wild child down?

Our Peek of the Week explains how the Fed is laser focused on calming our country's conditions of inflation and volatility. Fed Chair Jerome Powell was quoted saying, "We have both the tools we need and the resolve that it will take to restore price stability on behalf of American families and business."

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Money, Lifestyle, World Events, Stock market, Peek of the WeekLeif HagenAchievement Financial#rates, #federalreserve, #money, #blog, #stockmarket, #bonds, #bearmarket, #manufacturing