Chinese Central Bank Drops Yuan Exchange Rate to New 2018 Low

© REUTERS / Jason LeeA US 100-dollar banknote with a portrait of Benjamin Franklin and Chinese 100-yuan banknotes with portrait of late Chinese Chairman Mao Zedong are seen in the picture illustration in Beijing, China
A US 100-dollar banknote with a portrait of Benjamin Franklin and Chinese 100-yuan banknotes with portrait of late Chinese Chairman Mao Zedong are seen in the picture illustration in Beijing, China - Sputnik International
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BEIJING (Sputnik) - The People's Bank of China weakened yuan exchange rate by another 0.6 percent to this year's low, the regulator's data showed on Wednesday.

Chinese central bank set the average yuan/dollar exchange rate at 6.5569, up 389 points from Tuesday, when the rate was set at 6.5180.

The central bank weakened yuan exchange rate for the sixth consecutive trading session.

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Previously, Chinese central bank had set the rate at 6.5180, which was up 287 points from Monday, when the rate was 6.4893.

Weakening of the yuan is taking place amid a trade tensions between Washington and Beijing.

US President Donald Trump has repeatedly criticized China's policy of yuan devaluation. Devaluation of national currency allows Chinese companies to boost yuan-denominated export revenues.

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