Tag: Chinese economy

China Having Little Impact on Investor Sentiment

Posted on by AAII

This week’s Sentiment Survey special question asked AAII members how big of an impact news and data about China is having on their outlook for the U.S. stock market. Almost two-thirds of respondents (64%) said that China is having either no impact or just a small impact. Among the reasons given were a mistrust of…

 

China and Powerball Are Testing Our Financial Emotions

Posted on by Wayne Thorp

Financial events on both sides of the Pacific Ocean are testing the ability of us humans to keep our emotions out of our financial decisions. On one side we have fear, with China’s stock market plunge. On the other side, we have greed, with the Powerball jackpot now worth an estimated $700 million. Ironically, the…