Offshore Yuan Trades Near Record Low as PBOC Seen Allowing Drop
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The offshore yuan traded near a record low as Chinese policy makers signaled they are willing to allow greater currency flexibility amid a slump in exports and an advance in the dollar.
The exchange rate was little changed at 6.7828 per dollar as of 7:19 p.m. in Hong Kong, after dropping to 6.7885, the weakest intraday level in data going back to 2010. In Shanghai, the currency was also little changed at 6.7771, close to a six-year low and past the 6.75 year-end median forecast in a Bloomberg survey.