Hedge Funds Post Biggest Retreat on Bearish Yen Bets Since 2011
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Hedge funds beat a hasty retreat on bets against the yen as the once-beloved carry trade crumbled.
Leveraged investors slashed 56,639 net short positions on Japan’s currency over two weeks to July 23, marking the biggest capitulation since early 2011, Commodity Futures Trading Commission data showed.