Peek of the Week - Weekly Market Commentary for November 6, 2023. Today's Peek of the Week asks “will there be a year-end rally in the stock market?” while also acknowledging that no one knows with any certainty what the future will bring. As investors try to predict market lows and highs, they remember that creating a well-allocated and diversified portfolio is the best way to combat any uncertainty in the markets.

Innovation, inflation and artificial intelligence

Lifestyle, Investment, World Events, Peek of the WeekLeif HagenMay 30, 2023Achievement Financial#inflation, #funds, #funding, #debt, #nationaldebt, #default, #money, #investor, #investing

The debt ceiling and China's "Grill Rush"

Money, Lifestyle, World Events, Stock market, Peek of the WeekLeif HagenMay 15, 2023Achievement Financial#peekoftheweek, #grilling, #travel, #tourism, #economy, #stockmarket, #debt, #debtceiling, #money, #investing

Good or bad news depends on your perspective

Leif HagenFebruary 27, 2023Achievement Financial#inflation, #stockmarket, #investing, #investors, #business, #americans, #americanbusiness, #stocks, #consumerspending, #spending, #consumer, #economy, #recovery, #services, #demand, #dining, #debt, #money

The consensus changes quickly as stocks trend higher

Recession fear replaces inflation angst

Investment, Lifestyle, Money, Stock market, World EventsLeif HagenDecember 19, 2022Achievement Financial#recession, #fear, #inflation, #stockmarket, #funds, #economy, #GDP, #money, #finance, #graduate, #graduatestudent, #blog, #creditcard

What will it take to slow this economy down?

It's earnings season

Money, Investment, Stock marketLeif HagenOctober 31, 2022Achievement Financial#earnings, #money, #profits, #profit, #stocks, #stockmarket, #technology, #communication

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.

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."

Consumers are feeling blue in June

Our brand new Peek of the Week doubles down on the feelings of the American consumer: feeling blue. About half of Americans are spending less due to inflation and 79 percent of consumers anticipate business conditions to decline during the next 12 months. Investors are choosing to see the good with the fact that the Federal Reserve may slow its rate hikes, or may raise rates by less, since consumers are spending less and manufacturing growth has slowed.

High consumer pessimism leads to higher consumer spending... WHAT???!

Consumers are feeling more pessimistic than they have in a decade. The University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment Survey shows that sentiment has been sliding lower all year. Today's Peek of the Week explains how during a time when consumer pessimism feels at an all-time high, consumers could actually be more optimistic than the reports are indicating.

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