The Chinese yuan is retreating from its highest level against the US dollar in 27 months, despite officials revealing they will tolerate the currency’s appreciation against the greenback – for now. The acceptance of the yuan’s enormous climb has signaled that policymakers are prepared to potentially alter the currency’s strategy in the global economy, fueling its aspirations to make the yuan a global reserve currency that rivals the buck and other counterparts.
The Chinese yuan paused its rally last week after touching a 52-week high of 6.75 against the US dollar. The yuan is looking to restart its push against the greenback to kick off the trading week, driven by additional liquidity in the banking system and a recovering economy. Can the yuan maintain its upward trajectory?
The Chinese yuan is extending its losses to jumpstart the holiday-shortened trading week. The currency is falling against its rivals on Monday after the White House threatened to slap sanctions on China over the government’s proposed implementation of national security laws on Hong Kong that reportedly threaten its autonomy. The heightened tensions come as the world’s two largest economies escalate their war of words over trade. Whether this is a new […]
The Chinese yuan is crashing to kick off the trading week, cratering against all major currency rivals. The yuan is taking a beating after the leading stock indexes plunged due to the Wuhan coronavirus intensifying in China. The death toll reached 361 and the total number of people infected with the virus surged to 17,328. Will the world’s second-largest economy be able to recover? The authorities are responding to the outbreak with monetary and fiscal tools.
The Chinese yuan is plunging to its lowest level of 2020 as the Wuhan coronavirus outbreak intensifies. Despite the world’s second-largest economy showing signs of a rebound, the consensus is that China will reverse its gains and struggle to stay afloat, especially if some reports that the virus will intensify in April and May are correct.
The Chinese yuan is mixed at the end of the trading week as final data of 2019 and outlook for 2020 drive the currency’s trading performance. With industrial profits rebounding in November, analysts are holding out hope that next year could be an improvement now that there is some certainty on the trade file.
The Chinese yuan is weakening against multiple currency rivals at the end of the trading week. The yuan’s slide is being driven by another escalation in the ongoing US-China trade spat. Expectations of bearish industrial profits and manufacturing data have also contributed to the currency’s latest dip.
The Chinese yuan is weakening on Tuesday after the central bank introduced a new lending benchmark as part of the nation’s market-oriented reforms and attempts to weather the economic trade winds. Beijing joins a long list of other major markets that have recently imposed lower interest rates to boost lending and spur growth.
The Chinese yuan is having a mixed trading session against multiple currencies, driven by varied economic data. The biggest story for China was its July industrial production being worse than what the market had expected, though it was somewhat offset by soaring housing prices in the world’s second-largest economy. The yuan may not be able to strengthen against a basket of currencies until the trade war is finally over.
The Chinese yuan is weakening against several major currency rivals to kick off the trading week, driven by investors not expecting much to come out of the renewed US-China trade negotiations this week. Traders’ hopes were dashed after one prominent White House official conceded he “wouldn’t expect any grand deal” as the world’s two largest economies hold talks.
