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China Devalues Currency; Boosts US Dollar

Beijing action could impact Fed rate move.

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By: TOM BRANNA

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China’s surprise decisition to devalue its tightly controlled currency early Tuesday, pushed the US dollar higher, but it also fueled speculation that the Federal Reserve will delay its first interest-rate hike, which some observers had expected to come next month. The yuan suffered its largest one-day loss in two decades following the surprise move, with the dollar jumping to buy 6.3294 yuan—up from around 6.2058 earlier on Tuesday. The yuan had been trading in a tight range in recent mont...

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