Chinese renminbi (RMB)
China eases restrictions on overseas borrowing
Move allows companies to raise funds in both local and foreign currency without state permission and could help offset record capital outflows, but analysts say short-term impact is likely to be limited
Access to interbank FX market could spur central bank demand for China bonds
PBoC says foreign central banks will be allowed to trade derivatives in interbank FX market; move to underpin greater interest in China's interbank bond market, says analyst
PBoC makes reserve requirement ratio more flexible
China's central bank will change method for calculating banks' reserve requirement ratios tomorrow in a move one analyst says could free up $200 billion
China to open up interbank foreign exchange market
Central banks will be granted access to China’s interbank foreign exchange market as part of ongoing reforms, Li Keqiang reveals
PBoC reveals $93.9 billion drop in reserves
People’s Bank of China reveals size of drop last month, driven by intervention in foreign exchange markets after devaluing yuan; reserves sat at $3.56 trillion at end of August
PBoC sets daily RMB fix at four-year low
Central bank move comes two days after China premier said currency was at ‘equilibrium'; one analyst expects ‘more depreciation down the road'
China's premier says renminbi at ‘equilibrium’
Li Keqiang plays down the risk of further renminbi depreciation, suggesting it will be ‘kept basically stable' at the prevailing rate in a move that may offer relief to hard-hit emerging market currencies
Renminbi ‘fix' lowered as stock market nosedives
Central bank lowers renminbi midpoint value by most since devaluation two weeks ago; some analysts point to decision to halt FX interventions on Monday
IMF extends current SDR basket by nine months
Fund stresses the extension does not ‘prejudge’ its decision on including the renminbi in the basket; final decision still expected this year
Zeti defends China's ‘managed convertibility' of RMB
Bank Negara Malaysia's governor says the international monetary system relies on ‘too few' reserve currencies; calls China's stock market fluctuations and cooling economy ‘short-term challenges'
Markets regain confidence after PBoC officials intervene
Yi Gang and Zhang Xiaohui step in to reassure markets, helping to reverse some of the renminbi’s fall; Asian currencies also slide and Bank Indonesia takes action
IMF offers PBoC cautious approval as renminbi slide continues
Fund urges China to aim for free float in next few years; PBoC insists there is 'no basis' for prolonged slide in currency as yuan falls for a second day
PBoC opens renminbi up to market forces
Latest move towards liberalisation appears to be aimed at meeting criteria for inclusion in SDR basket, but also provides stimulus to flagging economy
PBoC revamps 100 yuan note
New versions of China’s highest denomination note include improved security features to fight counterfeiting and improve machine-readability
IMF leaves door open to renminbi inclusion in SDR basket
Report says renminbi is lagging behind the four currencies in the current basket, but decision is still wide open; IMF also considering extending existing arrangement by nine months
Global FX volumes climb off record highs
Foreign exchange turnover slips from the record highs registered in October 2014, but is still growing year-on-year
First cross-border repo executed in Chinese bond market
ICBC's Singapore branch raises 200 million yuan on China's interbank bond market in first deal since PBoC scrapped limits on offshore access to $5.7tn market earlier this year
PBoC opens interbank bond market to foreign central banks
Move is among the most significant towards RMB liberalisation since QFII, says StanChart's head of central banks; quotas are scrapped and central banks can register for licence through third parties
Competing theories explain drop in China’s reserves
Holdings fall $110 billion in Q1 as domestic investors look abroad and the PBoC defends the exchange rate; some analysts say ECB quantitative easing is probably the real villain
Azerbaijan SWF looks to Chinese equities after foray into renminbi
The State Oil Fund of the Republic of Azerbaijan is ‘planning to gain exposure to Chinese equity markets’ after successfully investing in yuan-denominated instruments
London cements position as renminbi hub
City of London report says the UK capital saw daily RMB trades of $61.5 billion in 2014
Korea introduces RMB discount window
Bank of Korea to launch emergency liquidity facility offering Chinese currency as part of broader infrastructure push aimed at bolstering Seoul's role as RMB hub
Lack of renminbi derivatives may foil currency's SDR entry
Panellists at a Sifma conference and corporate executives surveyed by Allen & Overy cite scant liquidity as a key concern for renminbi's progress
China to work with IMF on SDR evaluation, top official says
Comments by top foreign exchange regulator follow reports that IMF sent team to China for ‘technical discussions' last week