The IMF’s decision to include the renminbi in the SDR basket will not directly increase demand for renminbi assets. The implicit endorsement of the renminbi as a reserve asset is unlikely to sway the decisions of global asset managers either. Indeed, China’s market interventions this year in response to capital outflows and the equity bubble’s collapse provide strong reasons for them to steer well clear.
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