diff --git a/packages/backend/app/openapi.yaml b/packages/backend/app/openapi.yaml
index 3f8ec3f0f..85774703c 100644
--- a/packages/backend/app/openapi.yaml
+++ b/packages/backend/app/openapi.yaml
@@ -481,6 +481,54 @@ paths:
             application/json:
               schema: { $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error' }
 
+  /insights/weekly-digest:
+    get:
+      summary: Get weekly financial digest
+      tags: [Insights]
+      security: [{ bearerAuth: [] }]
+      parameters:
+        - in: query
+          name: week_start
+          required: false
+          schema: { type: string, format: date }
+          description: Any date in the target week; the response normalizes it to Monday.
+      responses:
+        '200':
+          description: Weekly digest with totals, trend comparison, top categories, and insights
+          content:
+            application/json:
+              schema:
+                type: object
+                additionalProperties: true
+              example:
+                week_start: 2025-08-04
+                week_end: 2025-08-10
+                summary:
+                  income: 500
+                  spending: 150
+                  net_flow: 350
+                  transaction_count: 3
+                  top_categories:
+                    - { category_id: 1, category: Groceries, amount: 120, transaction_count: 1 }
+                comparison:
+                  previous_week_start: 2025-07-28
+                  previous_week_end: 2025-08-03
+                  previous_spending: 100
+                  spending_change_pct: 50
+                insights:
+                  - Spending increased 50.0% vs last week.
+                  - Groceries was the largest category at 80.0% of weekly spend.
+        '400':
+          description: Invalid week_start
+          content:
+            application/json:
+              schema: { $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error' }
+        '401':
+          description: Unauthorized
+          content:
+            application/json:
+              schema: { $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error' }
+
 components:
   securitySchemes:
     bearerAuth:
diff --git a/packages/backend/app/routes/insights.py b/packages/backend/app/routes/insights.py
index bfc02e43c..1082e275e 100644
--- a/packages/backend/app/routes/insights.py
+++ b/packages/backend/app/routes/insights.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 from datetime import date
 from flask import Blueprint, jsonify, request
 from flask_jwt_extended import jwt_required, get_jwt_identity
-from ..services.ai import monthly_budget_suggestion
+from ..services.ai import monthly_budget_suggestion, weekly_financial_digest
 import logging
 
 bp = Blueprint("insights", __name__)
@@ -23,3 +23,18 @@ def budget_suggestion():
     )
     logger.info("Budget suggestion served user=%s month=%s", uid, ym)
     return jsonify(suggestion)
+
+
+@bp.get("/weekly-digest")
+@jwt_required()
+def weekly_digest():
+    uid = int(get_jwt_identity())
+    week_start_raw = (request.args.get("week_start") or "").strip()
+    try:
+        week_start = date.fromisoformat(week_start_raw) if week_start_raw else None
+    except ValueError:
+        return jsonify(error="invalid week_start"), 400
+
+    digest = weekly_financial_digest(uid, week_start)
+    logger.info("Weekly digest served user=%s week_start=%s", uid, digest["week_start"])
+    return jsonify(digest)
diff --git a/packages/backend/app/services/ai.py b/packages/backend/app/services/ai.py
index 951fbd000..2c4f3ef86 100644
--- a/packages/backend/app/services/ai.py
+++ b/packages/backend/app/services/ai.py
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 import json
 from urllib import request
 
+from datetime import date, timedelta
 from sqlalchemy import extract, func
 
 from ..config import Settings
 from ..extensions import db
-from ..models import Expense
+from ..models import Category, Expense
 
 _settings = Settings()
 DEFAULT_PERSONA = (
@@ -185,3 +186,123 @@ def monthly_budget_suggestion(
                 uid, ym, persona_text, warnings=["gemini_unavailable"]
             )
     return _heuristic_budget(uid, ym, persona_text)
+
+
+def _week_start(value: date | None = None) -> date:
+    anchor = value or date.today()
+    return anchor - timedelta(days=anchor.weekday())
+
+
+def _weekly_rows(uid: int, start: date, end: date):
+    return (
+        db.session.query(
+            Expense.expense_type,
+            Expense.category_id,
+            Category.name,
+            func.coalesce(func.sum(Expense.amount), 0),
+            func.count(Expense.id),
+        )
+        .outerjoin(Category, Expense.category_id == Category.id)
+        .filter(
+            Expense.user_id == uid,
+            Expense.spent_at >= start,
+            Expense.spent_at <= end,
+        )
+        .group_by(Expense.expense_type, Expense.category_id, Category.name)
+        .all()
+    )
+
+
+def _weekly_totals(uid: int, start: date, end: date) -> dict:
+    income = 0.0
+    spending = 0.0
+    transaction_count = 0
+    categories: dict[str, dict] = {}
+
+    for expense_type, category_id, category_name, amount, count in _weekly_rows(
+        uid, start, end
+    ):
+        value = float(amount or 0)
+        transaction_count += int(count or 0)
+        if expense_type == "INCOME":
+            income += value
+            continue
+        spending += value
+        key = str(category_id or "uncategorized")
+        categories[key] = {
+            "category_id": category_id,
+            "category": category_name or "Uncategorized",
+            "amount": round(value, 2),
+            "transaction_count": int(count or 0),
+        }
+
+    top_categories = sorted(
+        categories.values(), key=lambda item: item["amount"], reverse=True
+    )[:5]
+    return {
+        "income": round(income, 2),
+        "spending": round(spending, 2),
+        "net_flow": round(income - spending, 2),
+        "transaction_count": transaction_count,
+        "top_categories": top_categories,
+    }
+
+
+def weekly_financial_digest(uid: int, week_start: date | None = None) -> dict:
+    """Build a deterministic weekly financial summary with trend insights."""
+    start = _week_start(week_start)
+    end = start + timedelta(days=6)
+    previous_start = start - timedelta(days=7)
+    previous_end = start - timedelta(days=1)
+
+    current = _weekly_totals(uid, start, end)
+    previous = _weekly_totals(uid, previous_start, previous_end)
+
+    previous_spending = previous["spending"]
+    if previous_spending:
+        spending_change_pct = round(
+            ((current["spending"] - previous_spending) / previous_spending) * 100, 2
+        )
+    else:
+        spending_change_pct = 0.0
+
+    insights: list[str] = []
+    if current["spending"] == 0 and current["income"] == 0:
+        insights.append("No transactions were recorded for this week yet.")
+    elif spending_change_pct > 0:
+        insights.append(f"Spending increased {spending_change_pct}% vs last week.")
+    elif spending_change_pct < 0:
+        insights.append(f"Spending decreased {abs(spending_change_pct)}% vs last week.")
+    else:
+        insights.append("Spending was unchanged compared with last week.")
+
+    if current["top_categories"]:
+        top = current["top_categories"][0]
+        share = (
+            round((top["amount"] / current["spending"]) * 100, 2)
+            if current["spending"]
+            else 0.0
+        )
+        insights.append(
+            f"{top['category']} was the largest category at {share}% of weekly spend."
+        )
+
+    if current["net_flow"] < 0:
+        insights.append("Net flow was negative; review discretionary spend first.")
+    elif current["net_flow"] > 0:
+        insights.append(
+            "Net flow was positive; consider moving part of the surplus to savings."
+        )
+
+    return {
+        "week_start": start.isoformat(),
+        "week_end": end.isoformat(),
+        "summary": current,
+        "comparison": {
+            "previous_week_start": previous_start.isoformat(),
+            "previous_week_end": previous_end.isoformat(),
+            "previous_spending": previous["spending"],
+            "spending_change_pct": spending_change_pct,
+        },
+        "insights": insights,
+    }
diff --git a/packages/backend/tests/conftest.py b/packages/backend/tests/conftest.py
index a7315b8c9..26fc94637 100644
--- a/packages/backend/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/packages/backend/tests/conftest.py
@@ -3,10 +3,44 @@
 from app import create_app
 from app.config import Settings
 from app.extensions import db
-from app.extensions import redis_client
+from app import extensions
+from app.routes import auth as auth_routes
+from app.services import cache as cache_service
 from app import models  # noqa: F401 - ensure models are registered
 
 
+class FakeRedis:
+    def __init__(self):
+        self._store = {}
+
+    def setex(self, key, _ttl, value):
+        self._store[key] = value
+
+    def get(self, key):
+        return self._store.get(key)
+
+    def delete(self, *keys):
+        for key in keys:
+            self._store.pop(key, None)
+
+    def scan(self, cursor=0, match=None, count=100):
+        import fnmatch
+
+        keys = list(self._store.keys())
+        if match:
+            keys = [key for key in keys if fnmatch.fnmatch(key, match)]
+        return 0, keys[:count]
+
+    def flushdb(self):
+        self._store.clear()
+
+
+redis_client = FakeRedis()
+extensions.redis_client = redis_client
+auth_routes.redis_client = redis_client
+cache_service.redis_client = redis_client
+
+
 class TestSettings(Settings):
     # Override defaults for tests
     database_url: str = "sqlite+pysqlite:///:memory:"
diff --git a/packages/backend/tests/test_weekly_digest.py b/packages/backend/tests/test_weekly_digest.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4f7ca8290
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/backend/tests/test_weekly_digest.py
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+from datetime import date, timedelta
+
+from app.extensions import db
+from app.models import Category, User
+
+
+def _week_anchor() -> date:
+    today = date.today()
+    return today - timedelta(days=today.weekday())
+
+
+def _create_category(app_fixture, auth_header, name="Groceries"):
+    with app_fixture.app_context():
+        user = db.session.query(User).filter_by(email="test@example.com").one()
+        category = Category(user_id=user.id, name=name)
+        db.session.add(category)
+        db.session.commit()
+        return category.id
+
+
+def test_weekly_digest_returns_summary_trends_and_insights(
+    client, app_fixture, auth_header
+):
+    category_id = _create_category(app_fixture, auth_header)
+    week_start = _week_anchor()
+    previous_week = week_start - timedelta(days=7)
+
+    expenses = [
+        ("Weekly groceries", 120, week_start, "EXPENSE"),
+        ("Coffee", 30, week_start + timedelta(days=1), "EXPENSE"),
+        ("Salary", 500, week_start + timedelta(days=2), "INCOME"),
+        ("Previous groceries", 100, previous_week, "EXPENSE"),
+    ]
+    for description, amount, spent_at, expense_type in expenses:
+        r = client.post(
+            "/expenses",
+            json={
+                "amount": amount,
+                "description": description,
+                "date": spent_at.isoformat(),
+                "expense_type": expense_type,
+                "category_id": category_id if expense_type != "INCOME" else None,
+            },
+            headers=auth_header,
+        )
+        assert r.status_code == 201
+
+    r = client.get(
+        f"/insights/weekly-digest?week_start={week_start.isoformat()}",
+        headers=auth_header,
+    )
+    assert r.status_code == 200
+    payload = r.get_json()
+
+    assert payload["week_start"] == week_start.isoformat()
+    assert payload["week_end"] == (week_start + timedelta(days=6)).isoformat()
+    assert payload["summary"]["spending"] == 150.0
+    assert payload["summary"]["income"] == 500.0
+    assert payload["summary"]["net_flow"] == 350.0
+    assert payload["summary"]["transaction_count"] == 3
+    assert payload["summary"]["top_categories"][0]["category"] == "Groceries"
+    assert payload["comparison"]["previous_spending"] == 100.0
+    assert payload["comparison"]["spending_change_pct"] == 50.0
+    assert any("Spending increased" in insight for insight in payload["insights"])
+
+
+def test_weekly_digest_rejects_invalid_week_start(client, auth_header):
+    r = client.get("/insights/weekly-digest?week_start=nope", headers=auth_header)
+    assert r.status_code == 400
+    assert r.get_json()["error"] == "invalid week_start"