Category: Brent Johnson
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VIX Explosion
Yen Carry Trade Deep Dive,” Brent Johnson discusses the concept of a carry trade and how Japan’s zero or negative interest rates for decades have made the Japanese Yen an attractive currency for this investment strategy. However, when the currency starts to appreciate or interest rates rise, the cost of carry can exceed the return, leading…
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This is why the world has gone crazy….
This video explains opinions of the effects of monetary policies in Japan, China, and Hong Kong. It explains the role of quantitative easing (QE) in Japan and its effectiveness, as well as the impact of the European sovereign crisis on the Chinese economy. The importance of capital influx and trade deficits in funding industrialization is…