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The Global Yuan, Dollars & Gold - 10 September 2010
What China's internalized Yuan means for the Dollar and Gold Investing...
WE HAVE written many times about the need for the Chinese Yuan to be a global currency and eventually a global reserve currency – one of several, rather than simply replacing the US Dollar as No.1, writes Julian Phillips of the Gold Forecaster.
We have also talked of how China had to develop its banking system before it could take such a journey. And we highlighted the experiments that the Chinese were making first in Hong Kong, then in Guanchow, in using the Yuan in international dealings.
More importantly, we highlighted the consequences to other world currencies, in particular the US Dollar, of the Yuan becoming a well-used international trade currency. And the day is now here when the Chinese are starting to propel the Yuan onto the international scene.
These consequences of its arrival will come over time, but they could come overnight. One consequence is becoming even clearer, as we forecast, that the exchange rate of the Yuan will not rise much on foreign exchanges. Another is that central banks will insure against currency crises in the future by holding gold.
Should Chinese exporters and importers turn from a US Dollar price to a Yuan price for their deals, this would emasculate the US Dollar as quickly as it takes for banks and international traders to re-price their goods. If they act too quickly, the consequences could be chaotic for global foreign exchanges. If handled carefully the Dollar's international use will simply fade, producing major internal problems as these Dollars come home.
A number of the world's biggest banks have launched international road shows promoting the use of the Yuan to corporate customers instead of the Dollar for trade deals with China. HSBC and Standard Chartered are offering discounted transaction fees and other financial incentives to companies that choose to settle trade in the Yuan. Both banks are now capable of doing Yuan settlement in many parts of the world. All the other major international banks (such as Citigroup and J.P.Morgan) are rushing to join the fray with their own road shows. Beijing wants this to happen now. Chinese central bank officials are backing the banks in their efforts. Next year and beyond should see the Yuan standing next to the Euro and the US Dollar on foreign exchanges.
Cross-border trade in Yuan totaled CNY70.6 billion ($10bn) in the first half of 2010, twenty times the CNY3.6bn recorded in the second half of 2009. The eventual potential of global Yuan settled trades is 40 times this new level, up at $2,800 billion worth of goods and services currently settled in US Dollars and Euros.
The development of the Yuan market will be rapid and very dramatic, we believe here at the Gold Forecaster. But before we begin to discuss the consequences of this change, let's first reflect on some salient facts:
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WE HAVE written many times about the need for the Chinese Yuan to be a global currency and eventually a global reserve currency – one of several, rather than simply replacing the US Dollar as No.1, writes Julian Phillips of the Gold Forecaster.
We have also talked of how China had to develop its banking system before it could take such a journey. And we highlighted the experiments that the Chinese were making first in Hong Kong, then in Guanchow, in using the Yuan in international dealings.
More importantly, we highlighted the consequences to other world currencies, in particular the US Dollar, of the Yuan becoming a well-used international trade currency. And the day is now here when the Chinese are starting to propel the Yuan onto the international scene.
These consequences of its arrival will come over time, but they could come overnight. One consequence is becoming even clearer, as we forecast, that the exchange rate of the Yuan will not rise much on foreign exchanges. Another is that central banks will insure against currency crises in the future by holding gold.
Should Chinese exporters and importers turn from a US Dollar price to a Yuan price for their deals, this would emasculate the US Dollar as quickly as it takes for banks and international traders to re-price their goods. If they act too quickly, the consequences could be chaotic for global foreign exchanges. If handled carefully the Dollar's international use will simply fade, producing major internal problems as these Dollars come home.
A number of the world's biggest banks have launched international road shows promoting the use of the Yuan to corporate customers instead of the Dollar for trade deals with China. HSBC and Standard Chartered are offering discounted transaction fees and other financial incentives to companies that choose to settle trade in the Yuan. Both banks are now capable of doing Yuan settlement in many parts of the world. All the other major international banks (such as Citigroup and J.P.Morgan) are rushing to join the fray with their own road shows. Beijing wants this to happen now. Chinese central bank officials are backing the banks in their efforts. Next year and beyond should see the Yuan standing next to the Euro and the US Dollar on foreign exchanges.
Cross-border trade in Yuan totaled CNY70.6 billion ($10bn) in the first half of 2010, twenty times the CNY3.6bn recorded in the second half of 2009. The eventual potential of global Yuan settled trades is 40 times this new level, up at $2,800 billion worth of goods and services currently settled in US Dollars and Euros.
The development of the Yuan market will be rapid and very dramatic, we believe here at the Gold Forecaster. But before we begin to discuss the consequences of this change, let's first reflect on some salient facts:
- For every Yuan transaction in Chinese trade, there will be one less US Dollar or Euro trade;
- As with the US Dollar international market, there will develop an offshore Yuan market. (The MacDonald's burger chain has already achieved a Yuan cash-raising bond offer.)
- The Yuan will be capable of being used between among countries outside China in trade between themselves;
- Capital markets will always favor currencies that are based on a strong growing economy;
- Once international, the Yuan will take its place in central bank reserves.
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Julian D.W. Phillips, 10 Sep '10
JULIAN PHILLIPS – one half of the highly respected team at
GoldForecaster.com – began his career in the financial markets back in
1970, when he left the British Army after serving as an Officer in the
Light Infantry in Malaya, Mauritius, and Belfast.
First he worked in Timber Management and then joined the London Stock Exchange, qualifying as a member and specializing from the beginning in currencies, gold and the "Dollar Premium". On moving to South Africa, Julian was appointed a macro-economist for the Electricity Supply Commission – guiding currency decisions on the multi-billion foreign Loan Portfolio – before joining Chase Manhattan and the UK Merchant Bank, Hill Samuel, in Johannesburg.
There he specialized in gold, before moving to Capetown, where he established the Fund Management department of the Board of Executors. Julian returned to the "Gold World" over two years ago, contributing his exceptional experience and insights to Global Watch: The Gold Forecaster.
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First he worked in Timber Management and then joined the London Stock Exchange, qualifying as a member and specializing from the beginning in currencies, gold and the "Dollar Premium". On moving to South Africa, Julian was appointed a macro-economist for the Electricity Supply Commission – guiding currency decisions on the multi-billion foreign Loan Portfolio – before joining Chase Manhattan and the UK Merchant Bank, Hill Samuel, in Johannesburg.
There he specialized in gold, before moving to Capetown, where he established the Fund Management department of the Board of Executors. Julian returned to the "Gold World" over two years ago, contributing his exceptional experience and insights to Global Watch: The Gold Forecaster.
Legal Notice/Disclaimer: This document is not and should not be construed as an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to purchase or subscribe for any investment. Gold Forecaster/Julian D.W. Phillips have based this document on information obtained from sources they believe to be reliable but which it has not independently verified; they make no guarantee, representation or warranty and accepts no responsibility or liability as to its accuracy or completeness. Expressions of opinion are those of Gold Forecaster/Julian D.W. Phillips only and are subject to change without notice. They assume no warranty, liability or guarantee for the current relevance, correctness or completeness of any information provided within this report and will not be held liable for the consequence of reliance upon any opinion or statement contained herein or any omission. Furthermore, they assume no liability for any direct or indirect loss or damage or, in particular, for lost profit, which you may incur as a result of the use and existence of the information, provided within this report.
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