For the first time since March 2008, PBOC fixed the yuan weaker than 7 per USD.... Zero Hedge China Fixes Yuan Weaker Than 7 For First Time In Over 11 Years Tyler DurdenSee also at ZHRay Dalio Tells Investors 'Bet On China' As The Next Global Empire
Read More »SCMP — Is China about to let the yuan weaken below seven to the dollar?
The CNY has already breached 7. The question now is whether China is ready to let drop stand, or even allow the currency float. This article provides background that most Western articles announcing the move don't. China has apparently decided to pursue its national interest rather than let the exchange rate dominate policy.SCMPIs China about to let the yuan weaken below seven to the dollar? Also relevant Sputnik International'Chinese Will No Longer Give Priority to Controlling Trade...
Read More »Zero Hedge — Something Just Broke In The Chinese Yuan
When is China going to follow Russia and float? We argue that policymakers in China are now going to be more accepting of USD/CNY appreciation through 7: years of regulatory measures should make outflows more manageable, easier monetary policy will add upside pressure and a weakening FX is the natural means of offsetting tariffs.... Zero HedgeSomething Just Broke In The Chinese YuanTyler Durden
Read More »Gene Frieda — China’s Difficult Balancing Act
China needs to keep growth high enough to maintain social stability, but also must preserve external stability via the renminbi’s exchange rate. How China manages its currency during its economic policy shift could have important global consequences. China is not sovereign in its currency since it pegs to the dollar. Currency sovereignty requires floating the rate whereas as peg sets a fixed rate. This means that China domestic policy is constrained by have to manage the exchange rate...
Read More »USD/CNY
Those who’re eagerly awaiting the end of the “dollar hegemony,” or the end of the dollar as the top global reserve currency, well, they’ll need some patience, because it’s happening at a glacial pace – according to the IMF’s just released data on the “Currency Composition of Official Foreign Exchange Reserves” (COFER) for the second quarter 2018. What it confirms: Global central banks are ever so slowly losing their appetite for being over-exposed to US-dollar-denominated assets, though...
Read More »Jillian Ambrose — China to launch rival oil futures market in spring
It's on. China will soon be able to trade oil using its own currency by creating a futures market to rival the international benchmark contracts which are traded exclusively in dollars. The China Securities Regulatory Commission confirmed its plans to begin the trade of yuan-based oil futures on the Shanghai Futures Exchange from March 26 on Friday. China is now the world’s largest crude importer which is understood to be a large part of its drive to establish a benchmark which reflects...
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