A beginner’s guide to the yen carry trade: why it’s so profitable, and so dangerous
Borrow cheap yen, invest in higher-yielding assets, pocket the spread: repeat with leverage. That simple idea, known as the yen carry trade, has fueled enormous profits for hedge funds and global investors for decades. But when market conditions shift, this strategy unravels spectacularly, wiping out positions and triggering cascading selloffs across global markets. Today, with
