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By Darlington chilubaChiluba Economic decisions are often assumed to emerge from data, models, and rational forecasts. Yet history repeatedly shows that global markets are profoundly shaped by sentiment, not least fear, uncertainty and the instinct for self-preservation. Economists describe this as herd behavior or contagion, meaning moments when emotion overwhelms analysis, and markets move not […]
