UBS strategists Shahab Jalinoos and colleagues said latest data show speculative JPY shorts are "completely unwound." With carry-trade conditions still favorable and the US-Japan interest-rate differential remaining wide, investors have scope to rebuild JPY short positions, which could further weaken the yen.

2026-09-24

UBS strategists Shahab Jalinoos and colleagues said latest data show speculative JPY shorts are "completely unwound." With carry-trade conditions still favorable and the US-Japan interest-rate differential remaining wide, investors have scope to rebuild JPY short positions, which could further weaken the yen.