noun
wait-and-see mood
Used especially in financial contexts to describe a market atmosphere where participants are holding back from active trading, waiting for clearer signals.
市場は様子見ムードが強く、取引は低調だった。
The market was in a strong wait-and-see mood, and trading was sluggish.
重要な経済指標の発表を前に、様子見ムードが広がっている。
A wait-and-see mood is spreading ahead of the release of key economic indicators.
Compound of 様子見 (wait-and-see) and ムード (mood, from English).