{
  "id": 200851,
  "title": "Carry trade is powering on as investors sidestep yen’s gains",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/06/carry-trade-is-powering-on-as-investors-sidestep-yens-gains",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-06T01:19:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Japan Times",
    "slug": "japan-times",
    "url": "https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/08/06/markets/emerging-market-yen-carry-trade/"
  },
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  "summary": "The yen has traditionally been a go-to currency to fund carry wagers, given that interest rates in Japan were around zero for decades.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Bloomberg",
        "title": "Carry Trade Is Powering On as Investors Sidestep Yen’s Gains",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/05/carry-trade-is-powering-on-as-investors-sidestep-yens-gains-175430",
        "published": "2026-08-05T11:15:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Financial Post",
        "title": "Carry Trade Is Powering On as Investors Sidestep Yen’s Gains",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/05/carry-trade-is-powering-on-as-investors-sidestep-yens-gains",
        "published": "2026-08-05T11:46:19.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}