NEW YORK: Carry traders blindsided by bouts of dollar strength are looking beyond the currency to fund their bets - even if it means giving up some returns.
Borrowing dollars to buy assets in higher-yielding currencies, a usually profitable strategy in emerging markets, proved loss-making in the first quarter as US yields surged.
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