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Renminbi hit by a policy wave

The People’s Bank (PBC) dropped a large rock into the usually tranquil waters of China’s currency policy in February. Its attempt to reduce speculative inflows caused the largest single-month decline in the renminbi in two decades. Domestically, the PBC’s foreign exchange purchases have caused interest rates to plummet.

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