As the PBOC sticks to 7.2-level fixing rate, Donald Trump’s administration’s decisions on tariffs will have the largest impact on the currency in 2025.
Offshore yuan is the first emerging market currency to be added to the FX settlement partnership between the two financial institutions. The pair has executed the first US dollar-to-offshore yuan settlement using DLT, according to HSBC.
Widespread capital controls, limited liquidity in government securities, and governance and geopolitical challenges are hurdles to internationalizing the yuan, ratings agency says.
A rare week of good news has convinced some FX strategists to revise their forecasts, but it still makes sense to short the yuan while being prepared for moves in sterling and the US dollar
The dollar-yuan exchange rate - now at its lowest in more than a decade - highlights the need for businesses with exposure to the Chinese currency to either fortify their positions ... or just take it on the chin
Aug 27, 2019
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Beware political risk on RMB; India promotes fintech innovation; Malaysia releases fresh guidelines for anti-money laundering; Thai central bank throws weight behind ESG
Poor FX risk management led to American companies losing an estimated $20 billion in the fourth quarter in 2018. Are you hedging your FX exposures in Asia correctly?
Taiwan’s financial regulator has put on hold consideration of a proposal to empower banks to check borrowers’ derivatives transaction histories before offering credit.
*RMB-KRW direct trade starts
*Hong Kong launches RMB indices
*China and Russia ink RMB clearing deal
*Singapore to include RMB in Official Foreign Reserves
China has given some conditional lifting to its suspension of net capital outflows from the cross-border renminbi cash pools in the country. But the criteria for firms eligible for the relaxation remain unclear.