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2011
year mood -0.08 · -0.30 to +0.10 across 12 mo
Monthly mood
bearish −1 +1 bullish
-0.5 -0.25 0 +0.25 +0.5 Jan +0.10 Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep -0.30 Oct Nov Dec
month values ▾
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
+0.10+0.10+0.10+0.10+0.10+0.00-0.10-0.18-0.30-0.30-0.30-0.30

The August Budget Control Act hung a $500B sequestration sword over the sector, and the Iraq withdrawal and bin Laden's death signaled the War on Terror winding down and the drawdown beginning.

How this mood is scored ▾
Each day the model reads that day's news for the sector and asks, as someone who owns assets or makes their living in it: how am I feeling this month, and why? The month's mood is that running answer, tied to the specific events driving it (the story shown above). It leans on trusted, higher-impact reporting, and on the prior month when a month is quiet, so one loud headline can't swing it. The read updates daily through the month; once a month ends, its mood is locked. This year is read live from the news the pipeline actually collected (hover a bar for its story count). · last computed Jul 11, 2026
Top defense stories of 2011
Mar
Coalition Launches Libya Airstrikes to Halt Gadhafi cnn.com →

U.S., French, and British forces launched cruise missile strikes on Libyan military targets in Operation Odyssey Dawn to enforce a UN-mandated no-fly zone and protect civilians from Moammar Gadhafi's offensive. The actions signal significant military intervention with potential market volatility in energy and defense sectors due to regional instability and increased defense spending.

Aug
Defense Leaders Warn of $500B Sequestration Cuts dvidshub.net →

Defense Secretary Leon Panetta and Joint Chiefs Chairman Mike Mullen warned that automatic $500 billion defense cuts under the debt-ceiling deal's sequestration would severely harm national security. The Pentagon and military leaders oppose across-the-board reductions, stressing strategic, not arbitrary, cuts are needed to protect military readiness. Markets may face defense sector volatility if sequestration triggers major contract and spending disruptions.