Offshore Yuan Erases Loss After News Currency Pact Being Weighed
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The offshore yuan reversed declines after a report the U.S. is considering a currency pact as part of an early deal with China that could also see a planned tariff increase next week suspended.
The currency rose 0.4% to 7.1071 per dollar at 9:42 a.m. in Hong Kong. The Shanghai Composite Index added 0.1%. The currency accord -- which the U.S. said had been agreed to earlier this year before trade talks broke down -- would be part of what the White House considers to be a first-phase agreement with Beijing, according to people familiar with the discussions.