The People’s Bank of China deputy governor Yi Gang has pledged that China wants to transit towards a so-called “clean float” – a pure exchange rate determined only by supply and demand. Photo: Reuters The People’s Bank of China deputy governor Yi Gang has pledged that China wants to transit towards a so-called “clean float” – a pure exchange rate determined only by supply and demand. Photo: Reuters
The People’s Bank of China deputy governor Yi Gang has pledged that China wants to transit towards a so-called “clean float” – a pure exchange rate determined only by supply and demand. Photo: Reuters
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Across The Border by Xie Yu

Why the PBOC has changed the way it computes the yuan’s daily midpoint

Analysts present the arguments, but could this be a first step made towards a ‘clean float’ of the national currency?

Xie Yu
Xie Yu

Updated: 8:46pm, 20 Jul, 2018

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The People’s Bank of China deputy governor Yi Gang has pledged that China wants to transit towards a so-called “clean float” – a pure exchange rate determined only by supply and demand. Photo: Reuters The People’s Bank of China deputy governor Yi Gang has pledged that China wants to transit towards a so-called “clean float” – a pure exchange rate determined only by supply and demand. Photo: Reuters
The People’s Bank of China deputy governor Yi Gang has pledged that China wants to transit towards a so-called “clean float” – a pure exchange rate determined only by supply and demand. Photo: Reuters
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Xie Yu

Xie Yu worked at the Post from 2015 until 2019. She was the chief China finance reporter, covering the economy and development of financial markets.