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System takes currency’s drop in stride but underlying forces threaten renewed turmoil
Decline in August comes as Beijing fights trade war and economic slowdown
The next international debt crisis is an accident waiting to happen
There are four good reasons for Beijing to think before shooting
Analysts are taking the threat of intervention in currency markets seriously
Unrest in Hong Kong could accelerate weakening of the renminbi
The US cannot unilaterally weaken the dollar
Breach of key threshold sees currency and its regulator face challenges on many fronts
Trade tensions with the US have inevitably put the renminbi under pressure
Renminbi’s fall stokes US ire
Devaluation may seem tempting, but it helps neither China nor the US
Central bank fixes midpoint for trading band above 7 to the dollar
US allegations that China is manipulating its currency burst into the open again
Political choices about value of renminbi tempered by consequences for growth
Mike Mackenzie’s daily analysis of what’s moving global markets
Investors must now guess how much pain the two countries will inflict on each other
China sees policy as key to economic stability but Washington views it as manipulation
Decision comes after Beijing let renminbi fall through key level
Beijing has pledged to ensure currency’s stability after letting it weaken
Japan’s Topix has now entered negative territory for the year to date
The drop through Rmb7 per dollar will have limited economic impact
When tariffs close a door in one place, they open a window elsewhere.
China’s central bank blames tariffs for move as Trump hits out at ‘major violation’
