If China was to completely get rid of its currency peg, and the yuan became completely convertible, it would fall under pressure. It would become another Thai baht.

Industrial output does show we are still in a slowdown, but it does show we may be nearing the bottom of a slowdown, ... We are still not out of woods yet. January was a slow month, but we could see some brightening of prospects after the first half of this year.

Industrial output does show we are still in a slowdown, but it does show we may be nearing the bottom of a slowdown. We are still not out of woods yet. January was a slow month, but we could see some brightening of prospects after the first half of this year.

Now that the Fed's tightening is expected to carry well into first quarter, currency markets could prove rewarding to the dollar ahead of the December meeting, ... We still stand by our call expecting the dollar to reach a short-term bottom at $1.36 by year-end.

Now that the Fed's tightening is expected to carry well into first quarter, currency markets could prove rewarding to the dollar ahead of the December meeting. We still stand by our call expecting the dollar to reach a short-term bottom at $1.36 by year-end.

The latest change in rhetoric -- especially from the previously reluctant government officials -- increases speculation of a March policy shift.