FX Reserves (Aug.)

A sizeable fall in the value of China’s foreign exchange reserves in August may be further evidence of the PBOC pushing back against the slide in the renminbi. If the currency were to breach 7 to the dollar, this intervention would be stepped up. Whatever the potential benefits of a weaker currency to exporters, the PBOC fears instability more.

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