Yen carry trade to grow once volatility ebbs, strategists say

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Japanese yen traded at 143.59 to the dollar at one point on Monday morning, the highest level since Aug. 5. (Nikkei montage / Source photos by Reuters, Uichiro Kasai and Mizuho Miyazaki)

LISA KIM, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- The big yen carry trade partially responsible for the selloff in Japanese stocks earlier this month will likely reemerge once volatility subsides, strategists say.

In response to Bank of Japan Gov. Kazuo Ueda's hawkish tone at the July monetary policy meeting, speculators unwound their yen carry trades, pushing the yen stronger. The term refers to borrowing Japan's cheap currency to invest in countries offering higher yields.

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