Topical comments from GS on the yuan with the PBOC (via China state banks) intervening in USD/CNY

Bloomberg with an interview with GS managing director and senior China economist Tang

Its a video interview, here

Main points;

  • PBOC to manage speed of CNY depreciation
  • expects 7 within 6 months
  • CNY is now more flexible
  • Interest rates in China have drifted lower even as the Fed has been hiking, supporting USD/yuan
  • China deleveraging means credit not so loose, weaker CNY is an offset