Animal spirits in markets risk running too far

Giddy investors have pushed up stocks in one of the stronger opening months to any year in the past decade

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‘Animal spirits alive’ as Wall Street bankers anticipate Trump boom

US president is expected to slash financial controls and prompt wave of dealmaking. Wall Street bankers say they are at the beginning of “go mode” as they expect Donald Trump’s return to the White ...
The Guardian - 3d
Stanley Druckenmiller says 'animal spirits' are back in markets because of Trump with CEOs 'giddy'

"I'd say CEOs are somewhere between relieved and giddy. So we're a believer in animal spirits," Druckenmiller said.
CNBC - 4d
Trump’s tariff plans could be harming his ‘animal spirit’ investors

The big unknown is how far Trump is prepared to go to win a trade war before it winds up crushing animal spirits.
The Hill - Jan. 17
Far From the Fires, the Deadly Risks of Smoke Are Intensifying

Researchers see a growing health danger from the vast plumes of pollution spawned by wildfires like the ones devastating Los Angeles.
The New York Times - Jan. 13
In data: Brazil, Chile touted as “high-potential” Americas spirits markets

Yahoo News - Jan. 10
Trump: ‘Interest rates are far too high’

President-elect Trump on Tuesday declared interest rates are too high even as he decried still-elevated inflation, setting up renewed tensions with the central bank chair who resisted pressure cut ...
The Hill - Jan. 7