Shorting a currency is usually done in response to a bearish market view on that currency’s exchange rate. In general, shorting currency involves opening a new position by selling one currency and ...

Markets have been volatile lately due to several underlying concerns. Still, one gathering headline is the blowup of the carry trade, where investors borrow in a cheap currency like the Yen and invest ...

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