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Weaker Chinese yuan talk raises spectre of FX race to the bottom
https://www.msn.com/en-ca/money/top...-spectre-of-fx-race-to-the-bottom/ar-AA1vH9XkReuters reported on Wednesday that China was considering letting the yuan fall to weather what is likely to be a sharp hike in tariffs, citing people familiar with the matter. The yuan immediately dipped against the dollar, along with currencies across Asia which are highly sensitive to Chinese demand.
While a weaker yuan had been widely expected, with pressure on the exchange rate since the election of Donald Trump as U.S. president, framing it as a policy shift may herald the start of a new round of global tariffs, trade tensions and currency intervention.
"Currency adjustments are on the table as a tool to be used to mitigate the effects of tariffs. I think that is clear," said Fred Neumann, chief Asia economist at HSBC in Hong Kong.