Beijing allowed its currency, the yuan, to weaken to more than 7 per U.S. dollar — which led to the Trump administration labeling China a currency manipulator.
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China PBOC sets yuan midpoint at stronger than 7 per dollar
On Tuesday morning, the People’s Bank of China set the yuan fixing at 6.9683.
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China’s yuan slides to weakest level in a decade | Reuters.com
China let its currency breach a key 7-per-dollar level Monday for the first time since the global financial crisis, a move that could spark further trade conflict with the United States. Ryan Brooks reports.}
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China’s yuan sinks amid fears Beijing may give up on US trade talks
Leadership could be ‘weaponising’ its currency, says one analyst, as Asia markets sink to six-month low
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China lets yuan slide through key 7 level for first time in decade as trade war worsens – Reuters
China let the yuan breach the key 7-per-dollar level on Monday for the first time in more than a decade, in a sign Beijing might be willing to tolerate more currency weakness that could further inflame a trade conflict with the United States.
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Chinese yuan moves against the dollar amid US-China trade turmoil
The Chinese yuan crossed a closely watched 7 barrier against the dollar on Monday following a recent reescalation in the trade war between Beijing and Washington.
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Jim O’Neill: China could globalize the yuan to challenge USD dominance
Former Chairman of Goldman Sachs Asset Management, Jim O’Neill, said China could use its currency to gain an edge over the U.S. — but not by devaluing the yuan.
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China Central Banker Says No Specific Yuan Level Important
“There is obviously a link between the trade war and the movements of renminbi,” Yi said in an exclusive interview in Beijing, using the official term for China’s currency. Yi said that yuan’s depreciation has come thanks to market forces — it is “basically determined by supply and demand of the market
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China’s Foreign Exchange Reserves Rise After April Dip
Key InsightsThe reading is slightly higher than the median estimate of $3.09 trillion in a Bloomberg survey of economists “There may be some forex outflow pressure – one piece of evidence was that the renminbi fixing rates came in significantly stronger than the forecasts over the past few weeks,” according
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