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Renminbi reverses course

A month after benchmark interest rates were cut in China, market interest rates have risen, putting the People’s Bank under pressure to do more to reduce financing costs. Meanwhile, the equity markets in Shanghai and Shenzhen have continued to soar. The renminbi, after months of strong gains, has stabilised in trade-weighted terms, and weakened sharply against the dollar.

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