Loading ...Chinese Devaluation Extends To 3rd Day – Yuan Hits 4 Year Low, Japan Escalates Currency Race-To-The-Bottom
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 08/12/2015 – 21:21 
China stocks are lower and for the 3rd days in a row PBOC devalues the Yuan Fix (now down 4.65% in 3 days). Even before this evening’s date with debasement history, Japan felt the need to step up the currency war rhetoric. Following disappointing Machine Orders data, Abe advisors Hamada warned that “Japan can offset Yuan devaluation by monetary easing,” and so the race to the bottom escalates. China has its own problems as BofAML’s leading economic indicator showed “the foundation for a growth recovery is not solid, facing more downward pressure,” and while confusion reigns over why The PBOC would intervene at the close to strengthen the Yuan last night, the reality is the commitment isn’t to a devaluation for China’s exports, but undoubtedly its actions are directed toward trying to keep the wholesale finance interfaces somewhat orderly. Finally, China’s devaluation couldn’t come at a worse time for Argentina – about a quarter of the country’s $33.7 billion of foreign reserves are now denominated in yuan, which suffered its biggest loss since 1994 on Tuesday.