China has announced plans to launch yuan options trading as part of the government’s effort to provide firms more hedging tools in the face of steady appreciation of the currency. The move has been hailed as an important step in the development of the yuan derivatives market. Zhao Xiyun, a senior economist at Renmin University in Beijing, said, “The exchange rate regime will become more market-oriented and the yuan will be more flexible."

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