China Unikely to Float Currency Soon, Official Says
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BEIJING -- The deputy governor of China's central bank said it could take "a couple of years" to loosen controls on the value of the nation's currency, despite exhortations by the Bush administration to move quickly so that Chinese exports lose some of their low-price advantage.
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It is premature to say that inflation has returned to China, but bank deposit rates need to remain positive in real terms, an economic planning official said on Tuesday.
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China will maintain a stable monetary  and yuan policy as it tries to keep inflation in check, state  media cited a central banker as saying, amid resurgent  speculation Beijing may tinker with the rigidly held currency.
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Global finance chiefs sought a way on Friday to put pressure on China to let its currency rise in value to ease global trade imbalances and also aimed to craft a message to soothe turbulent financial markets.
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U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson urged China on Thursday to work toward a freely floating currency, only to be told that America fails to understand how Beijing is making headway on economic reform.
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Greater flexibility in China&#39;s exchange rate is in the nation&#39;s best interest to help the central bank better manage the effects of inflation and should be pursued ``without undue delay
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China's central bank on Sunday poured cold water on the idea that the country's economy can decouple from the United States.
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U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson   on Monday played down hopes for "quick fixes" in the drive to   persuade China to let its currency rise, damping market   speculation about swifter Asian currency appreciation.
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China&#39;s central bank sought on Friday to soothe concerns over its first interest rate hike in nearly a decade, saying it will not have a big impact on the economy or the pegged yuan currency.
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On Sunday, Chinaâs central bank deputy governor Li Ruogu made remarks on the development on Chinese economy stressing at the US efforts to make yuan convertible.
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The International Monetary Fund added its voice to the growing calls for China to float its currency immediately.
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China's central bank sought on Friday to soothe concerns over its first interest rate hike in nearly a decade, saying it will not have a big impact on the economy or the pegged yuan currency.
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China is making some progress but  not enough toward adopting a flexible currency regime and the  Bush administration will push "as aggressively as necessary"  for more, a U.S. Treasury spokesman said on Thursday.
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Global financial markets are improving but uneven conditions may persist, and China must allow the value of its yuan currency to rise more rapidly, finance officials from the rich nations said on Friday.
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DAVOS, Switzerland  - China told the world on  Saturday it will not rush to reform its pegged exchange rate  regime, dashing hopes for a breakthrough on currency issues at  next week's Group of Seven finance ministers' meeting.
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Chinese authorities on Saturday again declined to set out a time-table to make their currency more flexible on the world's money markets and said they had not come under international pressure to revalue the yuan.
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BEIJING/WASHINGTON  - A more flexible yuan would not hold back China's growth or cause deflation but would help Beijing rebalance its economy towards domestic consumption, a top U.S. Treasury official said on Thursday.