Sustained surpluses and massive FX intervention

China's overall trade surplus may have declined slightly last month, but tensions are unlikely to do the same. Q3's monthly surpluses with the US were the three largest on record. Meanwhile, the value of China's foreign exchange reserves grew by $194bn in Q3, underlining the scale of China's currency market interventions.

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