carry trade

British  

noun

1. finance a speculative transaction in which a trader buys the currency of a country with a high rate of interest and sells the currency of a country with a low rate of interest

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carry trade

“While there may not be an immediate catalyst to exit the carry trade, the tails are fat and the probability for regime shift remains higher than usual.”

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 2, 2026

In other words, the carry trade may become less attractive than it was in 2024.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 2, 2026

But the broader ambiguity also is likely to stoke extended bets on the so-called yen carry trade, where investors borrow cheaply in the Japanese currency and put the cash to work in higher-yielding markets.

From Barron's ● Jun. 16, 2026

Face it, the yen carry trade of borrowing cheap at near zero interest rates is dying.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 15, 2026

Cheap credit from the yen carry trade provided some.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 15, 2026