Commodity Currency Carry Trades See Best Returns in Years

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By Carter Johnson, Vinicius Andrade, and Ruth Carson

March 17, 2026 at 1:00 PM UTC

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March 18, 2026 at 12:21 AM UTC

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One of the most widely used strategies in the $9.5 trillion-per-day currency market is getting a boost from the surge in oil prices that’s roiling other global assets.