risk-appetite

In foreign-exchange markets, the U.S. dollar extended Wednesday's gains as risk-appetite took a hit after the Fed's downbeat assessment and signal that it's unlikely to embark on a third round of quantitative easing.

Growth Worries Send Asia Shares Lower John Phillips 2011

Wall Street's drop on Friday and worries ahead of a key vote on austerity measures in Greece later this week also dented risk-appetite.

Asia Falls on Europe Worries Shri Navaratnam 2011

While the euro-zone debt woes have hampered risk-appetite in recent months, investors have also continued to worry about the global growth outlook.

Asia Mixed on Greece Shri Navaratnam 2011

In foreign exchange markets, gains in global equities and an uptick in risk-appetite fed into a broad rally for Asian currencies and the euro against the U.S. dollar.

Apple Feeds Asia Tech Rally Colin Ng 2011

"The whole risk-appetite story is again front and center," said Alan Ruskin , currency strategist at Deutsche Bank AG in New York.

Euro Poised to Gain But Greece Is the Wild Card Neil Shah 2011

The euro, which rose sharply Friday as Mr. Bernanke's speech boosted risk-appetite, turned range-bound, with demand tempered by weekend remarks by International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde that Europe should recapitalize its banks urgently.

Bernanke Boosts Asia Shares Shri Navaratnam 2011

In foreign-exchange markets, the euro was weaker against the U.S. dollar as risk-appetite remained muted and after the BOK surprise, although stern inflation comments from European Central Bank officials Thursday limited the losses for the single currency.

Bank Stocks Hit Tokyo Shri Navaratnam 2011

In the foreign-exchange markets, the euro advanced on rising equities and improved risk-appetite following the China data, but euro-zone debt worries capped the single currency after Standard and Poor's on Monday slashed Greece's sovereign debt further into junk territory.

Asian Markets Cheered by Chinese Data Leslie Shaffer 2011

"The whole risk-appetite story is again front and center," said Alan Ruskin , currency strategist at Deutsche Bank AG in New York.

Euro Poised to Gain But Greece Is the Wild Card Neil Shah 2011

Wall Street's drop on Friday and worries ahead of a key vote on austerity measures in Greece later this week also dented risk-appetite.

Asia Falls on Europe Worries Shri Navaratnam 2011