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Yen Carry Trade
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Historically, negative interest rates in Japan made borrowing yen very cheap, leading US investors to use the 'yen carry trade' to fund investments in US assets like stocks and real estate.
"Because of this negative interest rate policy, borrowing money in Japan was the cheapest place in th..."
Dec 24, 2025
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A strengthening Yen increases the cost of borrowing for those who borrowed in Yen, impacting carry trades.
"So if you're borrowing, you're borrowing in yen and if yen strengthens, the cost of your borrowing g..."
Dec 1, 2025
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The yen carry trade is described as a trillion-dollar liquidity machine that depresses the value of the yen.
"It's essentially a trillion dollar liquidity machine that constantly pushes the yen lower."
Oct 15, 2025
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The unwind of the yen carry trade, which began in 2024, is projected to continue throughout 2025.
"And the Bank of JP Morgan was warning that the carry trade unwind was only halfway done. And now, in..."
May 27, 2025
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Carry trades involving the yen reached hundreds of billions of dollars globally at their peak.
"At its peak, Bloomberg estimated that carry trades involving the yen had reached hundreds of billion..."
May 27, 2025
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The Yen carry trade is expected to end soon.
"the days are numbered for the Yen carry trade"
Aug 21, 2024
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The Yen carry trade is estimated by some analysts to be as large as $20 trillion, representing 55% of Japan's GDP.
"the Yen carry trade could amount to 20 trillion or 55% of Japan's GDP"
Aug 21, 2024
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An alternative estimate, based on BIS data regarding Japanese banks' foreign lending, suggests the Yen carry trade is closer to $1 trillion.
"another estimate based on the bank for international settlements' data on Japanese Banks foreign len..."
Aug 21, 2024
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Borrowing Yen at rates between 0% and 0.1% is considered effectively free money, enabling continued Yen carry trades.
"borrowing the Yen at between 0 and 0.1% is still basically free money"
Aug 21, 2024
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The JPY/USD pair reached a 38-year low, nearing 62 Yen to the dollar, in early July of the current year.
"JPY USD sinking to a 38-year low of almost 62 Yen to the dollar"
Aug 21, 2024
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The speaker believes that the significant market fluctuations caused by the Yen carry trade are largely concluded.
"the bulk of the Yen related volatility seems to be over"
Aug 12, 2024
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The Yen carry trade, involving approximately $25 trillion USD, is a major global financial position.
"Japan Inc which is you know the Central Bank the boj bank of Japan Japanese corporates Banks Insuran..."
Aug 7, 2024
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The significant Yen carry trade is starting to unwind.
"the dollar Yen carry trade is beginning to unwind"
Aug 7, 2024
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A significant increase in interest rates by the Bank of Japan could trigger the unwinding of the Yen carry trade, leading to global market volatility.
"if the boj starts raising interest rates in a meaningful way this could cause the so-called Yen carr..."
Aug 4, 2024
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A strengthening Yen or rising Japanese interest rates can make Yen carry trades more expensive, forcing the sale of assets to repay loans.
"this puts pressure on those who borrowed this yen to sell whatever assets they bought with it and re..."
Jul 15, 2024
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The unwinding of the Yen carry trade, a long-discussed macro event, may be imminent.
"the unwind of this Yen carry trade is something that macro investors have talked about for years if ..."
Jul 15, 2024
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The unwind of the Yen carry trade, a long-discussed macro event, may be imminent.
"the unwind of this Yen carry trade is something that macro investors have talked about for years if ..."
Jul 15, 2024
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A Yen carry trade strategy involves borrowing Yen at low interest rates to invest in assets like US stocks.
"investors have been borrowing Yen due to its low interest rates and using it to buy other assets suc..."
Jul 15, 2024
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