Should the yen strengthen—as it has done on occasions over the past few weeks—and the dollar begins to wobble, cracks could very quickly begin to show in the carry trade. If the yen were to strengthen from 150 to say, 125 against the dollar, a US investor in Japan’s market would pocket a 20% return, even if stockmarkets are flat.
1 Source: Orbis, July 2024
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