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China's highly controlled currency, the yuan, had itsbiggest drop in two decades Tuesday. That wasfollowed, Wednesday, by a 1.6 percent drop in value.Chinese officials say their devaluation of the currencywill let markets play a greater part in setting thevalue of Chinese money. However, experts say thedevaluation also will help Chinese exports.
By Wednesday, markets reacted to news of thedecline in the yuan's value. Stock market measuresin Asia were down while stocks in the United Statesshowed early losses.
The value of the Chinese yuan has been gradually rising for 10 years. Tuesday's fall was itsbiggest drop since 1994. The drop also took place days after China announced that exportshad fallen in July by more than eight percent from the previous year.
Some experts say the recent volatility in the country's stock market also has played a part.The yuan has remained largely stable against the U.S. dollar for a year at a little over 6 yuan tothe dollar. Other currencies, however, such as the Euro and Japanese Yen have weakened. Thathas put pressure on the yuan and hurt Chinese exports.
Economist Brian Jackson is with IHS Economics China Regional Service.
"If we look at the real effective exchange rate, which is against a basket of currencies thatcompose China's major trade partners, it's actually appreciated somewhere in the range ofaround 13 percent. So what that has meant is that, over the past year, exports from China toother countries besides the United States have become roughly 13 percent more expensive."
The People's Bank of China says it is trying to make the currency more market oriented. In thepast, China would set a midpoint for trading each day based on a group of currency exchangerates. From that point, the value could go up or down by two percent, but in many cases,officials would intervene.
Now, the daily level for the range of trading is based on a group of major currencies and thevalue of the yuan at the close of trading the day before.
China's loosening of controls on its currency has led other nations in the area to do the same.One day after China changed its method of setting its currency value, Vietnam made a similarmove. Glenn Maguire is chief Asia-Pacific economist at ANZ bank. He says other Asiangovernments may also want to weaken their currencies to remain competitive.
"If Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, Vietnam all decided they were going to win or gain marketshare by making their currencies significantly cheaper then it's the average citizens who pay thecost of that policy decision because they pay more for imported goods."
Some experts are saying the move could be a sign of an opening currency market in China.Brian Jackson at IHS Economics says the move could be a step toward transparency. Liao Qunis chief economist at China CITIC Bank International. He says the move is a step toward theliberalization of the Chinese currency.
Mr. Liao says the People's Bank of China will continue to intervene in money markets since theChinese yuan is still not freely traded. But, he says it is possible that the government willintervene less often.
Many in the U.S. Congress have accused China of keeping the value of its currency unfairly lowto support its exports. However the U.S. Treasury has said it is too early to say what thechanges will mean.
If China does let the market have more influence, the yuan might become a more internationalcurrency. China is seeking to get the International Monetary Fund to add the yuan to its SpecialDrawing Rights, a reserve of currencies that includes the U.S. dollar, Euro, Japanese Yen andBritish pound.
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发表于 2016-7-28 21:09:25