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US Treasury Secretary Bessent to confront China on currency manipulation

Scott Bessent, the current U.S. Treasury Secretary, is traveling to Beijing to address concerns about China's currency manipulation. Bessent, who previously made a fortune betting against the British pound, believes China is artificially suppressing the yuan to maintain export competitiveness. This practice, involving significant off-balance-sheet dollar reserves, has drawn criticism from U.S. officials and experts like Brad Setser, who estimates the yuan is undervalued by 10-20%. Despite stronger technical indicators for designation, the U.S. Treasury has cited a lack of transparency rather than designating China as a currency manipulator. AI

排序理由 The U.S. Treasury Secretary is traveling to China to address significant concerns about currency manipulation, a major policy issue. [lever_c_demoted from significant: ic=1 ai=0.1]

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US Treasury Secretary Bessent to confront China on currency manipulation

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  1. Fortune TIER_1 English(EN) · Eva Roytburg ·

    Scott Bessent made a fortune spotting currency manipulation. He says Beijing’s $2.5 trillion black hole is ‘a problem for the Europeans’

    Bessent has been a currency hawk ever since he worked for George Soros in 1992 and saw something off with the British pound.