The US declined to name China as a currency manipulator in a politically sensitive report on Thursday, citing Beijing’s loosening of the renminbi peg in June as “a significant development”.
The report had been delayed from April as part of a process of quiet diplomacy to encourage China to allow some flexibility in the exchange rate.
The renminbi, which was allowed to float upwards by 21 per cent between July 2005 and July 2008, was then repegged in response to the financial crisis. Beijing said on June 19 it would permit some movement but did not commit itself to a target.
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