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risk aversion

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noun

  1. a strong disinclination to take risks

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Although risk aversion is negative for bitcoin, the cryptocurrency tends to benefit from concerns about inflation as conflict in the Middle East causes oil prices to jump, 21shares’ Stephen Coltman said in a note.

From The Wall Street Journal

Until damage can be measured and reasonably assessed, risk aversion should prevail in financial markets.

From Barron's

Falls are limited as a drop in U.S. tech stocks stoked risk aversion.

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Continuing tensions in the Middle East and Eastern Europe fuel risk aversion, FXEM’s Abdelaziz Albogdady says in an email.

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“A decisive break below this trendline would not only point to continued staples leadership but may also signal a broader shift toward rising risk aversion among investors,” he said.

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