BusinessWeek – Hedge funds that trade currencies are taking hits from politicians casting them as speculators out to sink the euro and push Greece into insolvency. They are also losing money.
Macro funds, so named because they try to profit from macroeconomic trends, fell 1 percent in the first two months of the year, according to data compiled by Chicago-based Hedge Fund Research Inc. Brevan Howard Asset Management LLC, Europe’s largest hedge-fund firm, Moore Capital Management LLC and Tudor Investment Corp. were among those reporting fund losses.
