Masaki Kondo

Chinese investors dumped a record amount of US securities, both stocks and bonds, in May as diplomatic tensions remained elevated between the world's largest economies.

Angesichts der anhaltenden diplomatischen Spannungen zwischen Washington und Peking haben chinesische Anleger im Mai ein Rekordvolumen an US-Aktien und -Anleihen abgestoßen.

Chinese investors sold a record amount of US stocks and bonds in May as diplomatic tensions remained elevated between the world's largest economies.

Hedge funds pared bets against the yen in spectacular fashion after a suspected double-whammy market intervention from Japanese authorities to bolster the currency.

The yen rallied through key levels against the greenback on Wednesday, leading an unwind in global carry trades that pushed down currencies ranging from the Mexican peso to the Australian and New Zealand dollars.

O fortalecimento do iene ultrapassou uma importante barreira técnica e deu mais impulso a um desmonte global do carry trade, que pressiona moedas no mundo todo, desde real e peso mexicano até os dólares da Austrália e da Nova Zelândia.

La rápida variación al alza del yen no mostraba signos de desaceleración el miércoles, superando niveles clave frente al dólar estadounidense y otros pares.

Investors have fallen over each other in recent weeks to buy the yen on bets that interest rates are finally about to tip in Japan's favor. They face a reckoning as soon as Wednesday.

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The recent increase in yen volatility is set to climb further as a summer time slump in liquidity amplifies the impact of uncertainty over the Bank of Japan's next policy move.