The Chineese Yuan and effects on Wal-Mart

The Chinese central bank maintained a firm peg of the yuan to the U.S. dollar at 8.27 yuan/$ from 1996 until July 21, 2005 when the yuan was revalued upward by 2.1%. At the same time the yuan became pegged to an undisclosed, trade-weighted basket of currencies. During 2003 and 2004 pressure had been building in the U.S. Congress for a revaluation of the yuan. Senator Chuck Schumer of New York led a move for a tariff of 27.5% on Chinese imports if the yuan was not revalued by at least that amount. Following the revaluation the Chinese central bank has continued to intervene in the foreign exchange market to limit the effects of market forces. During the first four months the yuan moved ... click for more

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