Pressure mounts on Beijing to allow renminbi to weaken

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Market pressure is growing on the People’s Bank of China to allow the renminbi to weaken, as traders bet that the yawning gap with US borrowing costs will lead more investors to sell out of the Chinese currency.

China’s central bank has maintained a strong yuan policy so far this year, keeping its daily fixing —…