The Great Unwind of Carry Trades
Yen Short Squeeze Leads to Risk Asset Sell-Off
In June, the Federal Reserve reaffirmed its commitment to rate cuts this year, while the Bank of Japan signaled its future rate hike path. In recent years, due to the substantial interest rate differential between the US dollar and the Japanese yen, many institutions engaged in carry trades, borrowing low-interest yen to invest in risk assets, resulting in high levels of yen short positions. However, with these key factors changing, I anticipate that the interest rate differential between the dollar and the yen has peaked this year. As the expected differential narrows, institutions are starting to unwind their yen shorts and sell off risk assets to adjust their portfolios.
This explains the continuous decline we have observed this month in benchmark risk assets, including the A50 Index, the Australian dollar, gold, and others. However, I believe this persistent decline is characterized by a liquidity gap. Based on past trading experience, such liquidity gaps are quickly filled. Therefore, I suggest buying risk assets like the Australian dollar and the China A50 Index at the end of this month to capitalize on the market correction.
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