Reuters (March 29)
An “enduring disconnect between geopolitical turmoil and buoyant corporate and financial activity” remains. Despite concern with “extreme uncertainty caused by fighting in the Middle East…. Dealmakers have a trillion reasons to feel optimistic. That’s the rough dollar value of mergers and acquisitions announced worldwide since the start of the year, a level only bettered during the post-pandemic boom of 2021.”
Tags: Boom, Buoyant, Corporate, Dealmakers, Disconnect, Extreme uncertainty, Fighting, Financial, Geopolitical turmoil, M&A, Middle East, Optimistic
New York Times (December 14)
“The markets have been climbing since July — and have been positively buoyant since late October — on the assumption that truly good times are in the offing. That may turn out to be a correct assumption,” but the Fed “went out of its way to say that it is positioning itself for maximum flexibility. Prudent investors may want to do the same.”
Tags: Assumption, Buoyant, Climbing, Fed, Flexibility, July, Markets, October, Prudent
Wall Street Journal (October 28)
The U.K. dialed back government stimulus for the fast growing British economy, one of the first big Western economies to step away from the emergency policies put in place to tackle the coronavirus pandemic.” The shift is being spurred by “a buoyant growth outlook and concern over surging inflation,” which is “expected to accelerate to around 5% next year, more than double the BOE’s 2% goal.”
Tags: Buoyant, Concern, Coronavirus, Emergency policies, Fast growing. British economy, Government, Growth, Inflation, Outlook, Pandemic, Stimulus, Surging, U.K.
New York Times (May 30)
Many are incredulous that the market hasn’t plummeted despite President Trump’s missteps. “The stock market is best understood not as a presidential poll but as a barometer of the nation’s current economic mood, and it remains buoyant now for reasons unconnected to the White House.”
