USD/CNY: Further Devaluation Likely

 | Jan 03, 2016 04:20AM ET

2016 can be another year of weak performance for the emerging markets. USD/CNY chart will have significant impact on emerging market currencies and equities. In the second half of 2015, sharp devaluation of the yuan resulted in a sell-off in emerging market equities. Current technical outlook for the USD/CNY suggests further devaluation for the Chinese currency is likely in the coming months. A runaway price movement on USD/CNY can trigger another wave of selling in the emerging market equities.