Geithner Says U.S. Favors Significant Yuan Appreciation

Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said the U.S. favors a “gradual, but still significant” appreciation of the yuan.

Geithner said the U.S. would prefer China let market forces drive up the value of the currency, The Wall Street Journal said. Geithner noted that the yuan had strengthened by about 2.5% in six weeks.

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Geithner: China Should Let Yuan Appreciate Faster

Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said that China should let its yuan currency appreciate faster to demonstrate that the country is willing to follow through on promises.

“Frankly they haven’t let the currency move very much so far,” Geithner told Bloomberg News. “They know they’re just at the beginning of that process and I think we’d like to see them move more quickly.”

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