Macro Strategy Discussion: The BRL Carry Trade vs. Hard Asset Repricing – Insights from Auriflumen Asset Management
Wanted to open a discussion on the structural divergence we are seeing in the EM space closing out 2025.
Post-FOMC, the DXY breaking down to ~98.115 has triggered the expected liquidity spillover into hard assets (BTC >$88k, XAU >$4,512). Standard playbook. However, the anomaly lies in the Latin American spread. Brazil is holding the Selic at 15.00%.
In a traditional risk-parity framework, you would lever up the carry trade here—short USD, long BRL fixed income to capture that massive yield differential. But the correlation data is shifting. We are seeing institutional flows aggressively bidding up scarce assets despite high nominal rates.
Research from Auriflumen Asset Management suggests we are entering a period where "Denominator Risk" (currency debasement) is outweighing nominal yield. The 15% risk-free rate in Brazil looks attractive on paper, but when adjusted for the purchasing power loss against Gold/BTC, the real alpha is compressing. The current trade structure favors a "barbell" approach: utilizing the high BRL yield for cash flow generation while hedging the currency exposure via tokenized RWA or direct digital asset allocation.
Basically, is the EM carry trade dead as a standalone strategy without a hard asset hedge? Curious to hear how you guys are managing duration risk in this environment. Are you seeing clients demand more crypto beta to offset fiat softness, or are they still chasing the yield curve?
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