If yuan drops, many other currencies may follow
July 2 (Reuters) -If yuan drops, many other currencies may follow and with China's currency already perched on the edge of a record low versus the dollar, the declines for currencies it influences could be similarly dramatic.
All of the nations that compete with China tend to let their currencies follow yuan's lead in order to maintain their competitive edge, yet no nation has the means to control their currencies like China can.
Without the resources to control their currencies, other nations may see them fall in a more disorderly fashion should they tolerate moves into uncharted waters in order to compete with China.
The currencies of several nations likely influenced by a yuan slide are near record lows, including India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippine's, Brazil, Chile, and Turkey.
Japan's yen which has set a new record on a regular basis has been falling more quickly recently and while not pushing records, the drops for Taiwan dollar, S Korean won, and Thai baht have been large.
Even darlings of carry trades like Mexico's peso, South African rand, and those in central and Eastern Europe have been unsettled, and given the risk averse implications of big drops for currencies far less liquid than the majors, all carry trades are threatened by the potential surge in volatility that may stem from a yuan drop.
Other nations that can only slow the pace that currencies drop by intervening will add fuel to the fire if they maintain the size of their FX reserves by buying dollars versus majors like the euro. This vicious circle may become more intense.
Oil which has recently risen $10/bbl will put more pressure on many of the currencies under great pressure whose nations depend on imports, and China imports the most.
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(Jeremy Boulton is a Reuters market analyst. The views expressed are his own)
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