Yen carry trade at risk of unwinding, Apollo’s Slok warns

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Apollo's chief economist Torsten Slok warns of the potential unwinding of the yen carry trade due to sharp movements in speculative futures positioning.

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Neutral How the article is written, as reported by the source.

Expected market reaction

Bearish Confidence 80% How confidence is read Horizon: Short term Impact: Moderate

Market impact analysis based on bearish sentiment with 80% confidence.

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Source Yahoo Finance
Claim Yen carry trade at risk of unwinding, Apollo’s Slok warns
AI inference Bearish · 80%
Generated 2026-02-02 15:55

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Analysed by Llama 3.1 8B Instant (Groq) Methodology v1.0 Generated
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Original source

Investing.com -- Apollo Management's chief economist Torsten Slok has warned about the potential unwinding of the yen carry trade, pointing to recent sharp movements in speculative futures positioning.

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Original article published by Yahoo Finance on February 2, 2026. Analysis and insights provided by AnalystMarkets AI.

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