MUFG analyst Derek Halpenny warns that the worsening sentiment in fixed income, with Treasury and Bund yields at multiyear highs, leaves currency markets vulnerable to an unwinding of carry trades. Halpenny says periods of low FX volatility always end with a bang. High-yielding emerging-market currencies would suffer most, while the Japanese yen and Swiss franc would outperform.

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