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Asia stocks drift as yuan stable for second day
August 14th, 2015
Asian stock markets drifted Friday as China’s currency stabilized for a second day, easing uncertainty about its direction after an unexpected devaluation earlier in the week. KEEPING SCORE: Japan’s Nikkei 225 was down 0.2 percent to 20,520.50 while Hong ...
China’s Yuan Rate Rises for First Time Since Devaluation
August 14th, 2015
The yuan halted a three-day slide after China’s central bank raised its reference rate for the first time since Tuesday’s devaluation and said it will intervene to prevent excessive swings. The onshore spot rate was little changed at 6.4003 ...
China central bank tries to soothe global markets, says no basis for yuan to fall further
August 13th, 2015
China’s central bank said on Thursday that there was no basis for further depreciation in the yuan given strong economic fundamentals, in a bid to reassure jittery global markets after it devalued the currency earlier in the week. As ...
Asian stocks up despite lower yuan
August 13th, 2015
Asian shares were up despite China sending the value of its currency, the yuan lower for the third consecutive day. Thursday’s yuan guidance rate was set 1% down, a smaller margin than the shock cuts earlier in the week. ...
China devalues yuan for third straight day taking fix to 4-year low
August 13th, 2015
China’s central bank continued to devalue the country’s currency for a third straight day, amid fears of a global currency war. On 13 August, the People’s Bank of China (PBoC) devalued the yuan by 1.1% to 6.4010 per US ...
Yuan cut clobbers markets, rekindles fear of forex war
August 12th, 2015
China’s 2 percent devaluation of the yuan hit global equities and U.S. oil prices on Tuesday with investors fearing a new currency war as well as declining Chinese economic momentum. Wall Street ended lower as investors contemplated the implications ...
Asian markets down as yuan depreciates a further 1.6%
August 12th, 2015
Chinese shares were lower on Wednesday as its central bank again devalued the yuan, following Tuesday’s record cut. The People’s Bank of China fixed the daily guiding rate for the currency down 1.6% to 6.3306 against the dollar. The ...
PBOC sharply cuts yuan against US dollar after weak data
August 11th, 2015
The People’s Bank of China allowed the yuan to depreciate almost 2 percent against the U.S. dollar to levels last seen three years ago, sending a shock through currency markets. In a statement, the Chinese central bank said that ...
China’s unravelling: Will it devalue the yuan next?
July 17th, 2015
China is grasping at policy measures to shore up its economy CHINA could be gearing up to join the global currency wars by devaluing the renminbi. So far this year more than 30 central banks from all over the ...
China’s yuan ‘no longer undervalued’: IMF
May 27th, 2015
For years, China has been criticized for keeping its currency from strengthening too much against the dollar. But those days may be over — the International Monetary Fund has declared that the yuan is “no longer undervalued.” “Appreciation over ...