SHANGHAI: China’s central bank on Tuesday devalued its yuan currency by nearly two percent against the US dollar as authorities seek to push market reforms and bolster the world’s second-largest economy.

The surprise move marked the biggest drop since China reformed its currency system in 2005 by unpegging the yuan—also known as the renminbi (RMB)—from the greenback.

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