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China in currency markets article

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/20/business/global/20yuan.html?src=busln
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  1. roil
    make turbid by stirring up the sediments of
    Surprise Interest Rate Move by China Roils Markets
    By DAVID BARBOZA

    BEIJING — China’s central bank unexpectedly announced Tuesday that it would raise interest rates for the first time in nearly three years, apparently in the hopes of dampening inf
  2. symbolically
    in a symbolic manner
    “This move is symbolically huge, as it is the first rate hike for this cycle,” Dong Tao, a Hong Kong based economist at Credit Suisse wrote in an e-mail after the decision late Tuesday.
  3. percent
    a proportion in relation to a whole
    Oil prices, also sensitive to the world economic outlook, fell by more than 2 percent.
  4. infrastructure
    the basic features of a system or organization
    But heady economic growth and large infrastructure and building programs seemed to put too much fire in the economy.
  5. sector
    a particular aspect of life or activity
    This move probably will dampen sentiment in the property sector and equity market in the short run.
Created on 十月 19, 2010 (updated 十月 19, 2010)

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