Economics
Yuan Trades Higher Offshore as IMF Approves a Reserve Currency
- Yuan will have third-largest weighting in IMF's SDR basket
- Marks first change to SDR’s currency composition since 1999
Yuan's Entry Into IMF Basket May Spark Inflows to China
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The Chinese yuan traded higher offshore as the International Monetary Fund decided to include it in a basket of reserve currencies, a move that will integrate the country into to a global financial system dominated for decades by the U.S., Europe and Japan.
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