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China's Devaluation: Move To Free Markets Ahead Of Reserve Currency Inclusion Cause For Volatility

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Mark Melin
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Markets are finding difficulty Wednesday morning with the Chinese currency move, but eventually snapped back when participants realized the silly concern they had regarding Chinese currency devaluation.

But what is really behind the scenes driving issues? Is the fact that free markets are taking hold in China that has markets a little volatile?

As Council of Foreign Relations President Richard Haass lamented on CNBC this morning the causation for the Chinese currency devaluation is concern for their economy, is the real causation of volatility due to China's moves to free markets? Haass expressed discontent that a message wasn't sent to certain market participants before China devalued, but the IMF, which was quick to affirm China's decision to float its...

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Mark Melin is an alternative investment practitioner whose specialty is recognizing the impact of beta market environment on a technical trading strategy. A portfolio and industry consultant, wrote or edited three books including High Performance Managed Futures (Wiley 2010) and The Chicago Board of Trade’s Handbook of Futures and Options (McGraw-Hill 2008) and taught a course at Northwestern University's executive education program.