on edge

Colombia and much of the rest of Latin America are on edge due to a US military campaign targeting alleged drug running boats in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific.

But there have been cracks in credit markets, talk of more credit “cockroaches,” and other ominous indicators keeping investors on edge, in addition to a glaring “blind spot” in economic data during the ongoing, historic government shutdown.

At the same time, other perilous crosscurrents in the economy had Wall Street on edge.

Everyone was tired and on edge.

The potential for big purchases is what has Dalio on edge.