SHANGHAI -- China has updated the way it calculates its daily reference rate for the yuan in an effort to curb the currency's rapid appreciation over the past few months.
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The Chinese yuan has appreciated by about 7% since May. (Photo by Yusuke Hinata)
SHANGHAI -- China has updated the way it calculates its daily reference rate for the yuan in an effort to curb the currency's rapid appreciation over the past few months.