How the yen carry trade works: borrowing yen cheaply to buy higher-yielding assets, what it actually pays, and why an unwind hits global markets so hard.
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How the yen carry trade works: borrowing yen cheaply to buy higher-yielding assets, what it actually pays, and why an unwind hits global markets so hard.
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