Sunday, May 20, 2007

Yuan May Extend Gains From Highest Close Since 2005 on Wider Trading Band

(Bloomberg) -- The yuan may extend gains from last
week's highest close since a dollar link was scrapped in 2005
after China widened the currency's daily trading limit.

The gesture comes before Vice Premier Wu Yi meets U.S.
Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson in Washington on May 22-24 as
part of a dialogue aimed at reducing global trade imbalances. A
stronger yuan will increase export prices and lower import costs,
helping narrow China's record trade surplus and appease U.S.
lawmakers who say China's currency policy and the U.S. trade
deficit are losing American jobs.


Read more at Bloomberg Currencies News

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