MXNJPY and carry trade dynamics after recent BOJ comments
Watching $MXNJPY a bit closer than usual lately. The BOJ's slightly more hawkish undertones, even if just a whisper, have me considering the resilience of some of these carry-funded plays. We're sitting around 9.354 currently, after touching 9.38086 earlier today. While the carry remains attractive, particularly against the yen, the narrative around a potential shift in the BOJ's stance, however distant, introduces an interesting dynamic. It’s not about an imminent reversal, but rather a re-evaluation of the risk-reward skew on the longer end of these carry trades.
The BOJ's 'whisper' of hawkishness has been a recurring theme for a while now. I'm not convinced it's enough to seriously unwind carry trades, especially with the rate differential still so wide. What specific comments are you finding more impactful than previous ones?