USD/CNY: Continued yuan weakness as market look through the export boom – Commerzbank
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The renminbi is getting weaker and weaker. In the opinion of economists at Commerzbank, it is time to ask how much of the past CNY strength is justified medium to long-term.
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“The only thing that is relevant from the FX market’s point of view is: it is high time to look through the export boom that caused CNY strength in the past and to ask how much of the past CNY strength is justified medium to long-term. The fact that this different approach has come so suddenly does not exactly say much about the far-sightedness of the FX market. But better late than never…”
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