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Last updated: June 3, 2010 6:29 pm
The dollar and sterling have weakened against a host of other currencies since the summer of 2009, promoting speculation that they could become the next carry trade currencies and supplant the yen as the “funding currency” of choice.
Our interactive graphic explains how the carry trade works
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