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That has given investors confidence to pile into so-called carry-trade bets, in which they borrow yen at very low interest rates and convert that cash into higher-yielding currencies such as the Australian dollar, which is also trading at recent highs against the yen.
Yen Intervention Paying Off Alex Frangos 2011
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As we explained yesterday, the ECB carry-trade is by far the key driver of the recent outperformance of short-dated periphery bonds.
Eurozone crisis live: S&P cuts French credit rating on night of downgrades - 13 January 2012 2012
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It is providing banks with low-interest financing that can be used to create modest returns through a carry-trade in U.S.
Enough With the Low Interest Rates! Charles R. Schwab 2010
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They tried to unwind yen carry-trade positions, meaning yen appreciation, he explained.
'Mrs. Watanabes' Blamed for Yen Surge Tasuo Ito 2011
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At its height in the middle of last decade, the yen carry-trade was taken up by hedge funds around the world, along with Japanese retail investors.
Japan Frustrated by Firm Yen Alex Frangos 2010
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The last time the carry-trade was popular, the rate differential was 3.5 percentage points, according to J.P. Morgan Chase economists.
Japan Frustrated by Firm Yen Alex Frangos 2010
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Try the carry-trade offered by shares in real-estate investment trusts focused on government-backed mortgage bonds, like
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Another factor that some say could cause modest yen declines is the return of the yen carry-trade.
Japan Frustrated by Firm Yen Alex Frangos 2010
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"The end of monetary easing should provide support for local interest rates and sustain the carry-trade attractiveness of the ruble in the near future," Unicredit SpA analysts said in a research note.
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It's called a carry-trade, and it's a huge part of what financial analysts are talking about when they say banks are "earning their way back to health."
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