IMF backs Beijing's yuan move, eyes floating forex rate in 2-3 years
Tokyo
THE International Monetary Fund has welcomed the change in the way China sets the yuan, saying that it should allow market forces to have a greater role in determining the exchange rate.
This appeared to be borne out on Wednesday, as other currencies declined against the US dollar, suggesting that rates are being driven more by a strong dollar than a weak yuan, as investors buy the greenback in anticipation of an early rise in US interest rates.
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