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China can't afford to let yuan slide quickly
Median of more than 30 forecasts puts the onshore yuan 1.5% stronger by the year-end at 6.15 against the dollar
Add BT as a preferred sourcePublished Mon, Feb 16, 2015 · 09:50 PM
New York
CHINA, like much of the world, is beefing up monetary stimulus to boost its economy. Yet, unlike its peers, it probably won't let its currency depreciate to help.
Sustained weakness in the yuan would make it more expensive to repay the US$1.1 trillion of debt the Bank for International Settlements estimates is owed by Chinese companies. As a result, China has to offset interest-rate cuts and other easing measures with steps to curb the yuan's 2.9 per cent slide from its peak about a year ago.
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