PBoC scraps reserve requirements as capital flows ease

Renminbi slides against dollar as Chinese central bank reversed two measures it put in place to fight speculation

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the PBoC reduced the reserve requirement on onshore currency forward transactions to 0% from 20%

The People’s Bank of China (PBoC) has scrapped two reserve requirements it put in place to curb capital outflows and speculation against the renminbi, in a sign the central bank is less concerned about the depreciation of its currency.

On September 8, the PBoC reduced the reserve requirement on onshore currency forward transactions to 0% from 20%. The requirement was enacted in October 2015 at a time when the yuan was under devaluation pressure, following the August 11, 2015, exchange rate

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