China to Defend Seven Yuan Per Dollar Rate, But May Find it Tough

China to Defend Seven Yuan Per Dollar Rate, But May Find it Tough
A Chinese bank teller prepares to count a stack of U.S. dollars together with stacks of 100 Chinese yuan notes at a bank in Hefei, Anhui Province, China on March 9, 2010. STR/AFP/Getty Images
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BENGALURU—Chinese authorities will defend the yuan from weakening past the psychological 7 per dollar rate, very close to where it is trading now, according to a Reuters poll of foreign exchange strategists who said the currency will cut its losses in the coming year.