Wall Street Talks Up Carry Trade as Returns Soar Most in Decades
The News
The carry trade, a long-standing foreign-exchange betting strategy, is experiencing its strongest performance in decades. This is attributed to surprisingly low volatility across various asset classes, which has led to increased investor participation in carry trades. The trend highlights the current market environment of low volatility, encouraging speculative bets on interest rate differentials.
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The carry trade is off to its best run in decades.
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Investors are piling into carry trades.
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Loaded language removedOne of the most enduring foreign-exchange bets is off to its best run in decades as surprisingly muted volatility across asset classes has investors piling into carry trades.
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Investors are piling into carry trades.
BloombergThe carry trade is off to its best run in decades.
BloombergVolatility across asset classes is surprisingly muted.
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