New York — A foreign exchange strategy popular with hedge funds is having its best quarter in eight years, with investors betting that there are more gains to come in 2021.
Carry trades — which use funds borrowed in a currency with low interest rates to invest in one with a higher yield, such as those of developing nations — have returned 6.7% since September 30, according to a Bloomberg index that tracks speculation on eight emerging-market currencies...
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