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SAA Special: CNY revaluation and its consequences

Wednesday, 18 June 2025, written by Maarten Spek

The U.S. is entangled in an implicit currency union with Asia, with mounting economic drawbacks. Trump's push to address this is constrained by China's control over the USD/CNY exchange rate, and his limited tools are creating their own economic fallout. Meanwhile, China faces growing incentives to revalue the yuan, increasing pressure for a free-floating USD/CNY. How will this seismic shift reshape financial markets over the next decade?

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Maarten Spek, Global Macro & Investment Strategist

Maarten has been a key figure at ECR since 2006, leading our team of analysts with expertise and innovation. His academic excellence, demonstrated by...