animal spirits
Example Sentences
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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
None of this means that the investment markets’ performance is always driven by animal spirits.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 6, 2026
Many banks on Wall Street had started 2025 talking about animal spirits in the form of increased mergers and acquisitions and capital markets activity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 13, 2026
Hartnett also referenced the troubles in credit and private equity as examples of peak liquidity and animal spirits.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 21, 2025
Sharpe could not abide music; something in its vibrations agitated his animal spirits and contributed to his peevish disposition.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson
