What to know about Wall Street's hottest trade, designed to guard against global economic chaos

"Everyone's talking about it," one strategist said about the debasement trade. "That's the boogeyman right now."

Debasing the 'debasement' trade

The recent surge in gold, cryptocurrencies and stocks to record highs has sparked claims that the U.S. "debasement trade" is in full swing, but the bond and the foreign exchange markets tell a very different story.
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What Does Currency-Neutral Mean in Investing?

Using tools like forwards and options, currency-neutral funds hedge foreign-exchange risks. Investing in currency-neutral funds can protect against losses from unfavorable exchange-rate shifts. Currency hedging is essential for preserving investment gains ...
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Analysis-Japan’s Yen Is a Compelling Trade but Comes at a Cost

SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Global investors are unwinding their wagers on Japan's yen rising quickly as a cautious central bank, a trade war and the prohibitive cost of holding the currency sour one of the year's most popular trades. Most analysts and real money ...
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Global currency trading closing in on $10 trillion a day

LONDON (Reuters) -Global currency trading volumes soared to a record $9.6 trillion a day in April as Donald Trump's 'Liberation Day' U.S. trade tariff blitz triggered widespread market volatility, the world's most comprehensive FX market survey showed on ...

Trading Day: Stocks' momentum fades, gold plunges

U.S. stocks were mixed on Tuesday, with the global momentum that had lifted Japanese and several other indices to new highs fizzling out, as investors digested a sharp fall in gold prices and the U.S.
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