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China's already warned Soros just a few days ago not to short the renminbi. http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ebabbebe-c40d-11e5-993a-d18bf6826744.html#axzz3ysHnAorl h
by jeffwass 11y ago
China's already warned Soros just a few days ago not to short the renminbi.
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ebabbebe-c40d-11e5-993a-d18bf6826744.html#axzz3ysHnAorl http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ebabbebe-c40d-11e5-993a-d18bf68267...
Edit - didn't see that the original WSJ article includes quotes by Soros mentioning his short, and also mentioned China's general warnings against shorts. Though the FT article I linked focuses specifically on Soros, and talks a bit about his history too.
- rdancer 11y agoThat's behind some weird interstitial, so here's a cached version: http://archive.is/xoix6 http://archive.is/xoix6
- Lazare 11y ago> China's already warned Soros just a few days ago not to short the renminbi. Perhaps it makes more sense to Chinese eyes, but that looks very odd to me. If Soros tries and fails, he'll lose a lot of money, but that would seem to be no concern of the Chinese government. So if the Chinese authorities had no worries about the outcome it seems like they'd have no reason to try and warn him off; since they are trying to warn him off, it suggests they're worried. The entire thing sort of comes off as an admission of weakness to me, which I doubt was the intention.
- ktRolster 11y agoSoros famously broke the bank of England: http://www.investopedia.com/ask/answers/08/george-soros-bank-of-england.asp http://www.investopedia.com/ask/answers/08/george-soros-bank... His name alone is enough to scare Chinese bankers who are worried they can't support their currency.