Risk-averse

Risk-averse holders have bailed out of the bill, as well as others maturing in coming weeks, on the off-chance they may not be repaid.

T-Bills on the Brink Jonathan Cheng 2011

Risk-averse investors began selling Treasury bills maturing in coming weeks, and an auction for Treasury debt drew lackluster interest.

Markets Swoon on Debt Fear Jonathan Cheng 2011

Risk-averse investors, who had built up large cash positions in their portfolios, are now losing money in real terms as inflation rapidly outstrips stubbornly low interest rates.

Hunting for Value Liz Pfeuti 2011

Risk-averse investors were also seen selling resource shares, with plantation firms and miners struggling in Southeast Asian bourses.

Asian Shares Fall Ga-Woon Philip Vahn 2011

"Risk-averse Germans are concerned about the problematic economic behavior of some of their neighboring countries," says Thorsten Hennig-Thurau , a professor at Münster University, who studies consumer habits.

Germans, Prizing Virtues of Saving, Find Euro Bailouts Hard to Swallow Laura Stevens 2011

Risk-averse savers looking to improve on those rock-bottom rates find a panoply of often confusing and increasingly expensive options.

The Price Of Safety Just Went Up Eleanor Laise 2010

Risk-averse savers looking to improve on those rock-bottom rates find a panoply of often confusing and increasingly expensive options.

The Price Of Safety Just Went Up Eleanor Laise 2010

Risk-averse people who shun stocks and bonds have often turned to government-insured certificates of deposit.

Low Rates Keep Savers Suffering For Borrowers' Boon 2010

Risk-averse investors are likely to be hanging back.

Is Euro-Zone Contagion Back? 2010

Risk-averse investors sought out the relative safety of utilities, which posted the smallest drop on Tuesday.

Energy, Materials Stocks Push Russell Lower 2010