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Focus on yen carry trade limits discussion to forex market

By Alberto Musalem Borrero

Published: March 19 2007 02:00 | Last updated: March 19 2007 02:00

From Mr Alberto Musalem Borrero.

Sir, The carry trade has clearly caused a stir. Google Trends suggests that news references to "carry trade" surpassed references to "US current account" by a wide margin since the third quarter of 2006. Even Group of Seven finance ministers and central bank governors addressed risks associated with the yen carry trade in their last statement, implicitly putting it on a par with concerns about global imbalances.

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