Follow the Debate - Yuan Revaluation and Internationalisation News Archive May 2012
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Yuan Revaluation & Internationalisation
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Asia Times Online 2/6/2012
Japan, China bypass US in currency trade
Japan and China on Friday started direct trading between the yen and the yuan in Tokyo and Shanghai, by-passing the need first to exchange either currency into the US dollar. The move should strengthen trade between the two economies while marking an important step in the internationalization of the yuan.
- Kosuke Takahashi
China Daily 1/6/2012
Yuan convertibility remains major snag
Plans to open up the Shanghai Stock Exchange to foreign companies appear to have been put on hold
CCTV 29/5/2012
XinHua News 29/5/2012
Japan, China to begin direct currency trading on June 1
Japan and China will begin direct yen- yuan trading on June 1, Japanese Finance Minister Jun Azumi said Tuesday, abandoning the existing system that determines yen-yuan rates via their U.S.dollar values.
Caixin Online 29/5/2012
- China to Allow Direct Yuan-Yen Trade
- Move eliminates need to calculate value of U.S. dollar relative to both currencies
The Wall Street Journal 26/5/2012
U.S. Steers Clear of Yuan Labeling
Obama administration officials said China's currency remains "significantly undervalued" but again didn't label Beijing a currency manipulator in a semiannual report to Congress.
Caixin Online 13/5/2012
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- Past experience suggests that taking a nation's currency international is a long, complicated affair
People's Daily 4/5/2012
Market should decide exchange-rate regime
Caixin Online 3/5/2012
Roach：America's Yuan Fixation
Protestations over supposed currency manipulation are misguided, especially when access to China's markets offers a huge opportunity
The New York Times 3/5/2012
As Appreciation of China Currency Slows, Manipulation Remains an Issue
As American and Chinese officials convene talks, Treasury officials are vowing to press China to make its currency and financial systems more responsive to market forces.
China Daily 1/5/2012
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People's Daily 1/5/2012
IMF: Widening RMB trading band not a 'baby step'
China has long been criticized for being too slow in reforming its exchange rate regime, and certain people even described the country’s latest move to widen the RMB’s trading band against the dollar as "a baby step."
