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szdaily -> Business/Markets -> 
Yuan not a concern: IMF chief economist
    2018-10-10  08:53    Shenzhen Daily

INTERNATIONAL Monetary Fund (IMF) chief economist Maurice Obstfeld said yesterday that he was not concerned about the Chinese Government’s ability to defend its currency despite the recent depreciation of the yuan.

“No, I don’t think it’s a problem,” Obstfeld said when asked about the issue on the sidelines of a news conference at the IMF and World Bank annual meetings in Bali.

But Obstfeld also told the news conference that China would face a “balancing act” between actions to shore up growth and ensure financial stability.

China’s yuan currency has faced strong selling pressure this year, losing over 8 percent between March and August at the height of market worries, though it has since pared losses as authorities stepped up support.

The central bank fixed the yuan’s official mid-point for trading at 6.9019 per U.S. dollar yesterday, edging close to the psychologically important 7.0 barrier.

A U.S. Treasury official Monday repeated that the Trump administration was concerned about the yuan’s recent weakening as the department prepares a semi-annual report on currency manipulation due out next week.

Obstfeld said financial markets have overly emphasized short-term movements in China’s currency, adding that the yuan has often quickly recovered from periods of volatility in recent years.

The IMF has been recommending that Chinese authorities de-emphasize the quantity of growth to focus more on its quality and sustainability to allow the economy to better withstand shocks, Obstfeld said.

The IMF chief economist said that while government officials have been moving to rein in China’s credit expansion, it was understandable they would take steps to boost growth in the face of trade tensions with the United States, and these have impacted short-term economic growth, affecting the yuan.

“They do have to balance those actions against the need to achieve a more stable financial sector, to achieve more deleveraging, and they have to exert better control over local government financing. It’s definitely going to be a balancing act for them.”

Despite a larger than expected drop in China’s foreign exchange reserves in September, the government is still equipped with ample reserves of over US$3 trillion. (SD-Agencies)

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