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9 July 2018 By Christopher Beddor Follow @cbeddor

Officials are curbing dollar bond issuance as the yuan weakens. Regulation of the $775 bln market has always been haphazard. This move looks reactive and clumsy. It will put more downward pressure on a faltering currency, and could inadvertently encourage capital leakage.

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China’s foreign exchange reserves rose in June to $3.112 trillion, according to central bank data released on July 9. Economists polled by Reuters had expected a modest drop to $3.1 trillion.

China’s National Development and Reform Commission, the state planner, warned property developers on June 27 that proceeds from their offshore foreign currency bonds should be used to repay their existing debt.

The NDRC has issued oral guidance to discourage Chinese companies from issuing U.S. dollar notes with tenors of less than a year, IFR reported, citing sources. Such short-dated debt allows firms to tap international credit without the requirement to register with the regulator.

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