Glossary · Fundamentals & economics
Risk-off
A defensive market mood in which money tends to flow into safe-haven currencies such as USD, JPY and CHF.
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Risk-on
A market mood in which investors favour higher-yielding and…
Safe-haven currency
A currency that tends to hold up or strengthen in market stress.…
Carry trade
Buying a high-interest currency against a low-interest one to earn…
Bond yields
The return on government bonds. Shifts in the gap between two…
Central bank
The institution that sets a country’s interest rates and monetary…
Commitment of Traders (COT)
A weekly CFTC report showing how futures traders are positioned.…