{
  "id": 5522502,
  "title": "Hedge funds unwind yen shorts as carry trade comes under pressure",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/hedge-funds-unwind-yen-shorts-as-carry-trade-comes-under-pressure",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-04T08:19:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hedgeweek",
    "slug": "hedgeweek",
    "url": "https://www.hedgeweek.com/hedge-funds-unwind-yen-shorts-as-carry-trade-comes-under-pressure/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Hedge funds are unwinding bearish yen positions as expectations for further Bank of Japan tightening drive a sharp rally in the Japanese currency and put pressure on one of the market’s most established carry trades, according to a report by Bloomberg.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}