There's change in the air. No, I'm not talking about the weather. I'm not referring to post-election politics, either. Instead, my point is about the stock market.

The S&P 500 delivered its best performance in a long time last week. Lower-than-expected inflation numbers gave investors something that they haven't had in a while -- hope.

In particular, they now have hope that the Federal Reserve won't have to continue jacking interest rates up. And they have hope that the economy just might have a soft landing after all rather than entering into a recession.

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Source Fool.com