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India-Pakistan truce, yuan boost to lift rupee past 85/USD
The Indian rupee is expected to appreciate past the 85 mark against the U.S. dollar at the open on Tuesday, supported by the ...
Offshore yuan gets a lift as market awaits outcome of US-China trade talks
With both China and the US reporting ‘progress’ in their first trade talks, the offshore yuan had strengthened to 7.22 per US ...
Chinas yuan jumps to 6-month high, breaches key threshold after Sino-US tariff truce
SHANGHAI, - China's yuan jumped to a six-month high against the dollar on Tuesday, breaching a key threshold, after Beijing and Washington agreed to pause their trade war while the central bank also ...
Beijing’s firm yuan nudge can cool Asia FX rally
Foreign exchange traders just had their wings clipped by the People's Bank of China. In the wake of a sharp rally for Asian ...
No Han Chinese in Taiwan? KMT slams ‘denial of history’ on Executive Yuan web page
Latest official web page on demographic composition categorises Han Chinese as ‘other population’, from ‘largest ethnic group’ earlier.
Beijing Treads Carefully on Yuan as Tariffs Weigh
Chinese policymakers are hoping to stabilize the yuan as it faces downward pressure from U.S. levies and a gloomy growth ...
China’s Early Dividend Payouts to Help Ease Yuan’s Price Swings
Chinese companies listed in Hong Kong are bringing forward dividend payments to the second quarter, a move that may smooth ...
China loosens gold import quotas with eye on arresting yuan rally
China's central bank has approved foreign exchange purchases by some commercial banks to pay for gold imports under recently ...