Currency Carry Trade

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This video discusses the end of the Yen carry trade due to the sub-prime meltdown and the dollars weakness.

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A quick 60 second overview of how the yen carry trade works by Steve Liesman on CNBC.

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This is part 3 of a 3 part series on the currency carry trade.  It discusses the impacts of interest rate differential between the two currencies on the interest paid or received.  It also discusses trade flows and technical analysis within the

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    This video is part 2 of the series discussing the currency carry trade within the foreign exchange market.  It discusses the basics of currency pairs and leverage.  Also, the video identifies some of the pitfalls

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    This video is Part 1 of a series explaining what the currency carry trade is.  Basically, it is taking advantages of interest rate differences between countries. 

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    What is the Currency Carry Trade?

    The currency carry trade is created by simply borrowing funds at a low rate and investing these funds into higher yielding assets.  A very relevant example can be seen in the famous "yen carry" trade in which Japanese Yen are borrowed at an interest rate which is next to nothing and invested into higher yielding US <

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