14 Quotes by Tim Condon

If the US dollar remains firm, then flows looking for an appreciation of the yuan will remain at their 2005 levels or lower and we're forecasting a more or less unchanged trade surplus.

Investors are conditioned to see politics-induced pricing weakness as a buying opportunity and our base case is that this time will prove no different. Still, this is shaping up as an exciting week.

Chinese producers will remain competitive in a wide range of manufactured products for some time.

The central bank obviously would like to see two-way movement. That to a large extent depends on what happens with policies. For example, the relaxation of restrictions on capital flows takes away some of the upward pressure on the yuan.

The January-February surplus was $1.3 billion wider year-on-year, which highlights the pressure on the central bank as it attempts to dissipate some of the upward pressure.