Monday, July 30, 2007

Currency Fund Returns Reach Record in June on Carry Trades, Parker FX Says

(Bloomberg) -- Cumulative returns on currency funds
rose to a record in June as managers profited from declines in
the yen and the dollar, according to Parker Global Strategies.

The yen slid against the euro and the pound last month as
investors borrowed Japan's currency at the lowest interest rate
in the industrialized world to fund purchases of higher-yielding
assets, known as carry trades, Parker Global said. The dollar
fell against major currencies in June as slowing inflation and
consumer spending prompted traders to pare bets on a U.S. rate
increase, Parker Global said.


Read more at Bloomberg Currencies News

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