All news is old news. Invest looking to the future, rather than base your decisions on outdated data.

Volatile markets can be a time of opportunity rather than devastation.

Just about every investor acknowledges the risk when investing in the market, but whenever bouts of volatility hit and headlines scream blood in the markets, logic flies out of the window and their flight or fight mode kicks in.

Economic numbers definitely have some bearing on how the market performs. GDP numbers, wage increases, consumer confidence, trade and fiscal policy all affect corporate earnings. However, what appears related need not always be so.