中國央行宣布人民幣貶值1.9%

　　China's central bank devalued its currency Tuesday in what it said was a one-time move to make rates more market-oriented.

　　The yuan is allowed to fluctuate 2 percent above or below a central point set daily by the People's Bank of China (PBOC). The PBOC cut the central rate by 1.9 percent as a result of the change that it said would enhance "the market-orientation and benchmark status of central parity."

　　Beginning Tuesday, the PBOC said the central point would reflect the previous day's closing price "in conjunction with demand and supply condition in the foreign exchange market and exchange rate movement of the major currencies."

　　A drop in the yuan will make China's exports cheaper overseas. Tuesday's move follows the announcement that July exports were down more than 8 percent from the same time last year.

　　中國的中心銀行禮拜二宣告國民幣貶值，同時表現這是一次性舉動，目標是讓國民幣匯率更相符市場狀態。

　　依照劃定，國民幣匯率可在中國國民銀行天天設定的中央價左右2%區間浮動。中國國民銀行是以將國民幣匯率中央價下降了1.9%，並稱此舉會加強“以市場為導向和中央價的基準位置。”

　　中國國民銀行說，從禮拜二開端，國民幣中央價將反應上一天的收盤價，並綜合斟酌外匯市場的供求狀態和各重要泉幣匯率的浮動情形。

　　國民幣貶值將使中國出口產物的價錢更低。在中國國民銀行禮拜二決議國民幣貶值以前，中國頒布的數據表現7月份出口額比客歲同期削減8%以上。