Yen carry trade cracks are showing, and Wall Street isn't ready

On Thursday, USD/JPY crashed over 500 pips in a matter of hours. Japan's Ministry of Finance confirmed it had bought yen and ...

Calm markets supercharge carry trade

DOUBLELINE Capital and Van Eck Associates Corp are among investors seeing renewed appeal in a currency strategy that's ...
NBC Connecticut

The end of the ‘carry trade'? How Japan's yen could be ripping through U.S. stocks

Stream Connecticut News for free, 24/7, wherever you are. The key driver of global markets is the yen exchange rate, according to one financial historian, who warned the trend should concern those ...
Bloomberg L.P.

Carry Trade, Commodities Make EM Currencies More Stable Than G-7

Emerging-market currencies are proving more stable than those in developed nations, a streak some investors say could become the longest in more than two decades. JPMorgan volatility indexes show ...
Bloomberg L.P.

Yen Carry Trade Is a ‘Ticking Time Bomb,’ Warns BCA Research

The carry trade in the yen is “a ticking time bomb,” with the popular hedge-fund strategy vulnerable to a massive unwind, according to BCA Research analysts. The trade — broadly defined as borrowing ...