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China Carnage Continues: Despite Huge Liquidty Injection, Stocks & Currency Are Tumbling

Despite the biggest liquidity injection (CNY130bn) in 4 months, it appears Kyle Bass' top trade remains well on target as Offshore Yuan plunges, underperforming Onshore Yuan despite the largest Fix devaluation in two months. In a word - it's chaos in Chinese markets. The Shanghai Composite looks to be opening down 3% - extending yesterday's losses (beyond the US session's ADR's move). What a mess.

 

First: PBOC devalues the Yuan fix by the most in 2 months...

 

Offshore Yuan continues to collapse and remains over 1000 pips cheap to onshore Yuan...

 

Despite the biggest liquidity injection in 4 months

The People’s Bank of China will inject 130b yuan into the banking system using 7-day reverse repurchase agreements today, according to two traders at primary dealers required to bid at the auctions.

 

Amount injected in operation today is most since Sept. 8

and all of this has left Chinese stocks plunging....

 

 

Charts: Bloomberg