Sunday, September 08, 2024

Chinese banks have built a $100bn short against the US dollar to prop up the yuan — and hedge funds are eager to get in on the trade

 


Holger Zschaepitz
Chinese banks have built a $100bn short against the US dollar to prop up the yuan — and hedge funds are eager to get in on the trade. At the center of it all are transactions known as FX swaps. These have quietly become a key tool for state-run Chinese banks seeking to prop up the yuan during periods of outsized selling pressure. bloomberg.com/news/features/
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THE NEW YORKER cover: "Out Cold"

  The cover for this week’s issue is “Out Cold,” by Barry Blitt. Explore it here: https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/OEWSNy