(Bloomberg)-- Chinese real - estate investors are losing interest in the U.S. as their concern over
yuan depreciation eases and questions swirl around President Donald Trump's stance on protectionism.
China is evaluating the potential impact of a gradual
yuan depreciation, people familiar with the matter said, as the country's leaders weigh their options in a trade spat with U.S. President Donald Trump that has roiled financial markets worldwide.
«People were thinking about alternatives to circumvent the reserve requirement to bet on
yuan depreciation after yesterday's policy was out.
Does the addition of a new uncertainty — possible further
yuan depreciation — usher in another leg down for already challenged emerging market (EM) assets?
This is mainly because we think it's in no one's interest, a view corroborated by the communiqué out of the recent G20 meeting in Shanghai.In the near term, there's plenty authorities can do to slow the capital outflows while allowing a mild
yuan depreciation of 5 percent to 10 percent over the next year.
For Chinese citizens,
the yuan depreciation appears a side show for now.
Not exact matches
«And with the 20 %
depreciation of the loonie relative to the
yuan, Toronto and Vancouver look very attractive.»
The PBoC described the devaluation as small compared with the
yuan's appreciation in recent years or the
depreciation of the currencies of its economic rivals in Asia and Europe.
In December alone, they shrunk by $ 107.9 billion as the PBoC tried to slow the
yuan's
depreciation down to a decent rate.
The
yuan may face more downside pressure as a result of the latest monetary easing, making it harder to keep
depreciation in check.
«And with the 20 per cent
depreciation of the loonie relative to the
yuan, Toronto and Vancouver look very attractive.»
The
yuan fell to a six - year low last Monday, and many are wondering if Beijing is «putting the currency back on a slow
depreciation path.»
The
yuan has been rising against the greenback since early morning Wednesday, after a four - day
depreciation.
The central bank will require reserves to be set aside for purchases of all currency derivatives from October, according to a document seen by Reuters, making it more expensive to bet on further
depreciation of the
yuan.
If this latest move reduces
depreciation pressure, it will also reduce the need for the PBOC to sell foreign currency to buy
yuan.
Investors fear China's economy is even weaker than had been imagined, with Beijing, in a bid to help exporters, allowing the
yuan's
depreciation to accelerate.
On top of that, the value of the Chinese
yuan against the U.S. dollar has weakened sharply in recent months, from 6.40
yuan per dollar in August 2015, when China's central bank said there was «no basis for further
depreciation,» to its current rate of 6.56.
In late trade on Wednesday, the spread between the onshore
yuan and offshore spot widened to about 1,000 pips, the highest level since September 2011, implying foreign investors are pricing in deeper
depreciation to come.
In addition, it's hard to see how a modest
depreciation of the
yuan justified an evaporation of trillions of dollars in wealth.
The idea is to bet on a lagre
depreciation of the
Yuan.
«According to a new report by Caixin, the PBoC sought to restrict how the exchanges could seek to acquire potential new users, with the central bank indicating that the startups aren't able to mention the
depreciation of the
yuan in connection with marketing or otherwise promote their services offline.»
Experts say it's due to several factors, including the
yuan's strength against the U.S. dollar and the
depreciation in U.S. housing in recent years that has made high - end properties a more attractive deal for Chinese buyers.
People have some reason for wanting to get their money out — either they're worried about losing their investments in a China crash, or they're betting on the
depreciation of the
yuan.
The
yuan's strength against the U.S. dollar, along with the
depreciation in America's real estate market, has made even high - end properties a relative buy for many Chinese.