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Is a major devaluation of the renminbi the next global shock?

Late on Friday the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) appeared to signal its intention to shift towards managing the renminbi against a currency basket rather than the US dollar. This has added to nervousness in global markets, but we think that concerns over China’s exchange rate are overdone.

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