El-Erian says BOJ gave the signal to put the carry trade back on

  • Speaking on Bloomberg and explained in his column,  El-Erian believes the BOJ has hit the “rewind” button on the carry trade unwind rather than the “pause” button, thus setting up further problems down the road.
  • Elaborating on why the BOJ, El-Erian responded “no one wants to be the volker moment.  There must have been enormous external pressure on the BOJ. (to pause rate increases)”
  • Reiterating previous comments, El-Erian noted the multitude of reasons that have been given my market pundits for the recent sell off in equities.

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