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== See also ==
== See also ==
* [[Bond]]
* [[Confidence]]
* [[Confidence]]
* [[Equity]]
* [[Financial markets]]
* [[Financial markets]]
* [[Investment]]
* [[Investment]]

Latest revision as of 06:13, 10 February 2024

Market conditions - investment - trading.

Risk-off is a broad description of the level of confidence of participants in financial markets.

Under risk-off conditions, participants have relatively lower levels of confidence in economic prospects, and lower risk appetite when making their investment decisions.


Accordingly, they will tend to favour lower-risk assets such as government bonds, and avoid relatively higher-risk assets like equities.


See also