December 22, 2023

Recapping 2023 and Looking Ahead to 2024

22 minutes

As we head into Christmas, we’ll discuss whether or not we’ve already seen our Santa Claus rally. We’ll then dive into core CPE numbers and take our weekly look at inflation. Finally, we’ll review the biggest narratives of 2023 before looking ahead to what we hope will be a big 2024 as we explain our pragmatic stance on being long-term bullish.

Key Takeaways

[02:05] - Have we already had our Santa Claus Rally?

[06:50] - Checking in on core CPE and inflation

[10:01] - Looking ahead to 24

[13:31] - What was the broad-market narrative of 2023?

[17:21] - The bright side of thinking from a contrarian perspective

Links

Six-month core PCE is at 1.87 percent, under the Federal Reserve's 2 percent target

Consumer sentiment up, inflation expectations down

Jurrien Timmer’s outlook for 2024

REIT Index performance

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