By Peter Garnham and Lindsay Whipp
The billions of dollars in yen sold by the world’s most powerful central banks have sent a strong message to speculative investors. Those daring to bet that the Japanese currency will again test Y76.25, the record high against the dollar it hit last week before the G7’s intervention, better have deep pockets.
Indeed, now that the world’s richest nations have pledged to back Tokyo in its efforts to halt the yen’s appreciation, some strategists are predicting a new set of trading patterns in foreign exchange markets. The yen, they say, could make a return as investors’ currency of choice for making so-called “carry trades.”