Obama’s Promises Increase Risk Taking http://www.forexvote.com/blog/viewpost/129.html... With the announcement of an economic stimulus plan by President-elect Barak Obama, traders dumped safe haven currencies for riskier positions. The gains that were made last week as traders flocked to the Dollar and the Yen were reduced as a greater risk appetite helped pull fresh capital into the market, lending a boost to riskier assets and also Crude Oil.