Our proprietary indicator remains at 49.0 in May. We continue to look for the renminbi to weaken, but acknowledge that a number of factors (particularly hot money flows and the internationalisation of the currency) are helping it to appreciate.
Renminbi
Words from Washington – again
Our proprietary indicator has risen from 48.0 in March to 49.0 in April. This means that we are still expecting that renminbi will weaken, but have reassessed the factors that are causing the currency to rise.
16 April 2013
CNH Focus: Rmb internationalisation
The internationalisation of the renminbi has regained momentum this year, thanks to improving appetite for the Chinese currency and the launch new policy initiatives by the authorities in Beijing.
27 February 2013
Renminbi Watch – February
As of early February, the indicator remains at 48.0. The contributions from each of the eight factors are the same as they were in early January. Seasonal factors such as the corporate need for cash in mainland China in order to pay bonuses to workers have boosted the currency. So too have two other factors, hot money inflows and the general internationalisation of renminbi.
21 February 2013
CNH Focus: A New Year rush of liquidity
Liquidity in the offshore renminbi (CNH) markets has improved significantly in the month of January on the back of strengthening appetite for the renminbi. As a result, interest rates in the offshore forwards markets has fallen quite dramatically over the past few weeks despite announcements by the authorities in Beijing that China may further liberalise renminbi FDI.
31 January 2013
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