The Yen Carry Trade is Alive and Well Today December 06, 2013 By Knowledge Leaders Team in Uncategorized The Japanese yen carry trade, in which one barrows low cost yen to speculate in foreign markets with higher interest rates or slower money printers, is performing well today as it goes almost tick for tick with the S&P 500. Tweet Share 0 Reddit +1 Pocket LinkedIn 0 Tags > S&P 500, Yen