animal spirits
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“Failing to incorporate animal spirits into the model can blind us to the real sources of trouble.”
From Barron's • Mar. 11, 2026
It’s on the supply-side, in a dearth of animal spirits and domestic competition.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 8, 2026
“All of these, not to mention the S&P 500’s linear rally nearing 40% from the 4/7 intraday low, have ignited corporate and investor animal spirits alike,” he says.
From MarketWatch • Oct. 13, 2025
It is a critical few months for the animal spirits in the economy to reignite.
From BBC • Jan. 31, 2025
She had high animal spirits, and a sort of natural self-consequence, which the attentions of the officers, to whom her uncle’s good dinners and her own easy manners recommended her, had increased into assurance.
From "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen
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