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Even the slightest movement made by China can create a ripple effect on
fragile global markets. On August 11 China devalued its currency by 1.9% and has made some smaller changes since then. Today’s infographic looks at the reaction in currency markets in three time frames after the event: 24 hours, one week, and one month after.
The following infographic is from visualcapitalist.com as originally created by Justin Cahoon of inovancetech.com. The original commentaries can be read HERE or HERE.
The commentary associated with the infographic above was edited by Lorimer Wilson, editor of munKNEE.com (Your Key to Making Money!) and the FREE Market Intelligence Report newsletter (see sample here – register here) for the sake of clarity ([ ]) and brevity (…) to provide a fast and easy read.
*http://www.visualcapitalist.com/number-crunching-the-impact-of-chinas-currency-devaluation/ **https://www.inovancetech.com/chinese-yuan-infographic.html
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People can nit pick over tiny changes in their own stocks but if a country like China makes sweeping changes to its currency many don’t even bother to pay attention.
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