Assignment—Market emotions and market movements
In this assignment we want to examine the different ways that texts use the word "market". The assignment has two parts. For both parts you should find short examples of business texts on the Internet, and then give short explanations as follows.
- For the first part look for several (at least six) short examples (about one sentence) of language that seems to humanise markets, making them appear to have thoughts or emotions. Cut and paste the example into your answer text, and then write underneath a short explanation of what this "really" means. You can find examples by going first to http://news.google.com/ and then searching for "markets", or else by combining "markets" with words such as "fear", "anxious" or "calm". Find more words by searching for synonyms. Many good examples can be found in headlines. Read the first part of the following text to figure out what the headline should mean.
- For the second part look for several (at least nine) short examples (about one sentence) of language that describe market movements. Find examples for stock markets ("stocks") as well as bond markets ("bonds"), and try to find as many different vocabulary items as possible. Use the links given above to find sources. You might want to refine the news.google.com with such terms as "markets", "bonds" or "stocks". Or go to to http://finance.yahoo.com/news/ and scroll down to the "markets" section, or else go to http://money.cnn.com/.
Example:
"Strength here continues as the world's markets continue to cheer Beijing's decision to let the yuan float in a broader range ."
Asian stock markets rose after investors learned that the Chinese yuan would be allowed to move more on currency markets.
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Example:
"European Markets Rebounded Tuesday On Strength Of Bank Stocks."
Stock markets had fallen but then rose when governments found buyers for their bonds after positive news about bank stocks.