The Yuan just hit a new multi-year low against the dollar. Today the PBOC said that the currency needs to be more "flexible"...
Each major leg down in the Yuan has led or coincided with a crash in global markets...my hypothesis is due to accelerating Yen carry unwind...
Speaking of which...
China's currency got monkey hammered last night against the Yen by -4%. Putting maximum vertical pressure on capital outflows...
Yen / Yuan with China's FX reserves...
"the exchange rate must be more flexible, and the convenience and flow money can be more free"
USDJPY broke 100 last night, and then held support at 102 for the remainder of the session...
The BOJ just sat at 102 and took all offers with zero deviation...
Currency "stabilization" visualized
With S&P: