Continued declines in the renminbi against both the dollar and the official trade-weighted basket make a mockery of the PBOC’s suggestion that its policy is to keep the currency’s value stable. Another upsurge of speculative pressure on the currency is increasingly likely in coming months. When it comes, the PBOC will find itself sorely lacking in credibility in the eyes of global investors.
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