Bernanke Says Yuan Approaching Fair Value After Lew Urges Gains

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Former Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke said the yuan is heading toward fair value, lending weight to China’s claim that its exchange rate is largely determined by market forces.

“The Chinese currency is much better aligned,” Bernanke said Tuesday at a conference in Hong Kong. It “is certainly moving in the direction of being fairly valued.”