More flexibility needed over renminbi rationale

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Hong Kong Monetary Authority chief executive Joseph Yam said recently that speculation on the renminbi "is not all correct", and that the currency "may not rise under a flexible exchange rate regime". Specifically, when asked whether it would rise if China introduced more flexibility into the exchange rate, Yam said: "I think that may not necessarily be so." This backs our long-standing concern that the market is underestimating the risk of USD/RMB being made to fluctuate – both higher and lower

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