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Recent Examples of animal spirits
Market shifts can be brutal, especially in times of economic turbulence, and the fate of the revenue curve is often in the hands of animal spirits guiding the markets.
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Alexander Puutio, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
Shares dropped more than 13% last week after tariffs quashed animal spirits in the market.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 7 Apr. 2025
Asian equities ended the week with a thud as Japan, Taiwan, South Korea, Thailand, and Malaysia fell more than -1% as tariff talk (terror?) curtails animal spirits and Indonesia closed for Hindu Saka New Year.
—Brendan Ahern, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
The iShares National Muni Bond ETF over the past three months Real ‘animal spirits’ Chewy reports in the morning.
—Jason Gewirtz, CNBC, 25 Mar. 2025
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Alexander Puutio, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
Shares dropped more than 13% last week after tariffs quashed animal spirits in the market.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 7 Apr. 2025
Asian equities ended the week with a thud as Japan, Taiwan, South Korea, Thailand, and Malaysia fell more than -1% as tariff talk (terror?) curtails animal spirits and Indonesia closed for Hindu Saka New Year.
—Brendan Ahern, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
The iShares National Muni Bond ETF over the past three months Real ‘animal spirits’ Chewy reports in the morning.
—Jason Gewirtz, CNBC, 25 Mar. 2025
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“Animal spirits.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/animal%20spirits. Accessed 20 Jun. 2025.
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