FOMO meets FOWO in edgy markets
https://www.reuters.com/markets/fomo-meets-fowo-edgy-markets-2025-10-21
Investors' long-held "fear of missing out" is now vying with their "fear of wipeout", creating a peculiar situation in which there are simultaneously anxieties about all the risks that could upset today's stretched markets, as well as concerns about pulling back from an equity boom that could just keep running.
The tension between the two instincts was on full display last week. The mere suggestion of a credit wobble at U.S. regional banks sent global equities plunging and volatility spiking, yet buyers were drawn back within 24 hours.
https://www.reuters.com/markets/fomo-meets-fowo-edgy-markets-2025-10-21
Investors' long-held "fear of missing out" is now vying with their "fear of wipeout", creating a peculiar situation in which there are simultaneously anxieties about all the risks that could upset today's stretched markets, as well as concerns about pulling back from an equity boom that could just keep running.
The tension between the two instincts was on full display last week. The mere suggestion of a credit wobble at U.S. regional banks sent global equities plunging and volatility spiking, yet buyers were drawn back within 24 hours.
Bubble-talk is breaking out everywhere
https://www.ft.com/content/ce8bc257-5f06-4005-bd36-b094a9b91938
https://www.ft.com/content/ce8bc257-5f06-4005-bd36-b094a9b91938