Why are investors so jumpy?

About this episode

The episode explores the reasons behind investors' erratic behavior in response to market changes.

The market plunged on Friday after a positive jobs report and then rebounded on Monday. Today on the show, Rob Armstrong and reporter Daire MacFadden ask why investors seem so jumpy. Also they go short deal trinkets and long young basketball players.   For a free 30-day trial to the Unhedged newsletter go to: https://www.ft.com/unhedgedoffer . You can email Robert Armstrong and Katie Martin at unhedged@ft.com . Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Rob Armstrong

Guest: Daire MacFadden

Topics covered

• investor behavior
• market analysis
• economic indicators
• basketball investments
• financial news

Keywords

• investors
• market plunge
• jobs report
• basketball players
• financial analysis

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Financial Times, Pushkin Industries, FT.com, Acast

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