State firms step in to counter private-sector outflows

Private firms and individuals may have pulled capital out of China in recent weeks in response to concerns about the renminbi, trade tensions and the economy. But intervention by state banks and firms has been enough to more than offset this, without the PBOC needing to step in with direct FX sales.

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