A brokerage shows currency exchange rates in Hong Kong. Since April, the yuan has slid almost 8 per cent against the US dollar. Photo: AFP A brokerage shows currency exchange rates in Hong Kong. Since April, the yuan has slid almost 8 per cent against the US dollar. Photo: AFP
A brokerage shows currency exchange rates in Hong Kong. Since April, the yuan has slid almost 8 per cent against the US dollar. Photo: AFP
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Why a falling yuan raises economic jitters in Australia

The weaker the yuan, the less Chinese have to spend – and that spells trouble everywhere from Australia’s property and tourism markets to its exports of iron ore and coal

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John Power
John Power

Updated: 1:01pm, 5 Aug, 2018

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A brokerage shows currency exchange rates in Hong Kong. Since April, the yuan has slid almost 8 per cent against the US dollar. Photo: AFP A brokerage shows currency exchange rates in Hong Kong. Since April, the yuan has slid almost 8 per cent against the US dollar. Photo: AFP
A brokerage shows currency exchange rates in Hong Kong. Since April, the yuan has slid almost 8 per cent against the US dollar. Photo: AFP
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