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Over the past decade, China has emerged as global superpower of economics and Geo-politics. Chinese currency Yuan has emerged as top contender to Challenge global dominance of Dollar. This year in Yuan might join International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) Special Drawing Rights (SDR) basket, strengthening Yuan’s position as global reserve currency. In this series, we discuss about China, its politics, economics, and vulnerabilities with a view of Renminbi.

Renminbi Series

Chinese yuan erases previous gain against U.S. dollar, bias remains slightly bullish

Jan 15, 2020 04:10 am UTC| Technicals

USD/CNY is currently trading around 6.8954 marks. It made intraday high at 6.8978 and low at 6.8835 levels. Intraday bias remains bullish till the time pair holds key support at 6.8835 mark. A sustained...

Renminbi Series

Chinese yuan strengthens on robust trade balance data, hits highest level since July 2019

Jan 14, 2020 04:45 am UTC| Technicals

USD/CNY is currently trading around 6.8729 marks. It made intraday high at 6.8937 and low at 6.8658 levels. Intraday bias remains bearish for the moment. A sustained close above 6.8923 marks will test key...

Renminbi Series

Chinese yuan rises gradually against U.S. dollar, stay short

Jan 10, 2020 05:56 am UTC| Technicals Commentary

USD/CNY is currently trading around 6.9286 marks. It made intraday high at 6.9492 and low at 6.9274 levels. Intraday bias remains bearish till the time pair holds key resistance at 6.9540 mark. A...

Renminbi Series

Chinese yuan likely to advance moderately over coming weeks, says Scotiabank

Jan 06, 2020 06:18 am UTC| Commentary Economy

The Chinese yuan is expected to advance moderately in the coming weeks, catching up with recent gains in regional peers such as the KRW and TWD, according to the latest research report from Scotiabank. The Peoples Bank...

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FxWirePro: Chinese yuan falls in early Asia despite robust retail sales, industrial production data

Dec 16, 2019 03:43 am UTC| Technicals

USD/CNY is currently trading around 6.9955 marks. It made intraday high at 7.0045 and low at 6.9598 levels. Intraday bias remains bullish till the time pair holds key support at 6.9810 mark. A sustained...

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Yuan’s share in global payments rises again in August

Oct 01, 2018 12:15 pm UTC| Commentary

After steadily losing its attraction since 2015, the Chinese yuan seems to be recovering in terms of its share in the global payment system, according to a report by Swift payment system. As an effect of economic...

Renminbi Series

Renminbi Series: Yuan’s share in global payments rises to highest in 36 months

Sep 13, 2018 12:48 pm UTC| Commentary

After steadily losing its attraction since 2015, the Chinese yuan seems to be recovering in terms of its share in the global payment system, according to a report by Swift payment system. As an effect of economic...

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