Saturday, June 19, 2010

In Advance Of G-20 Meeting, China Announces Dollar Peg To End - ZeroHedge.com


http://www.zerohedge.com/article/advance-g-20-meeting-china-announces-dollar-peg-end

In a statement posted on the PBOC's website late last night, the Chinese central bank has announced it will seek a flexible yuan, ending a two-year peg to the dollar. The news comes a week before the G-20 meeting at which the CNY exchange rate was set to be a key issue of debate. On the other hand, as the PBoC noted, With the BOP account moving closer to equilibrium, the basis for large-scale appreciation of the RMB exchange rate does not exist." As such, a large initial move is unlikely to occur, and the bulk of the volatility will likely strike at traded CNY forwards.

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