避ひ難なん通つう貨か

noun

safe-haven currency

A currency that investors flock to during times of global economic uncertainty or market turmoil, such as the Japanese yen, Swiss franc, or US dollar.

• 円えんは代だい表ひょう的てきな避ひ難なん通つう貨かと見みなされている。

  The yen is regarded as a typical safe-haven currency.

• 金きん融ゆう危き機きの際さい、避ひ難なん通つう貨かへの資し金きん流りゅう入にゅうが急きゅう増ぞうした。

  During the financial crisis, capital inflows into safe-haven currencies surged.