中国人民银行副行长易纲近日表示，人民币在全球货币体系中仍是稳定、强势的货币，且不排除美元可能出现回调。

　　The People's Bank of China set the central parity rate of the yuan versus the dollar at 6.9042, ticking up from the 6.9168 last Friday.

　　中国人民银行设定的人民币兑美元的汇率中间价从上周五的6.9168变为现在的6.9042。

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　　Yi said the yuan's depreciation against the dollar is quite limited compared with other currencies and it has risen significantly against a basket of major currencies in recent years, thus "presenting the characteristics of a stable and strong currency in the global monetary system".

　　易纲指出，近期人民币对美元的贬值幅度相对其他货币非常有限。近年来，人民币相对一篮子主要货币显著升值，因此"在全球货币体系中才表现出稳定、强势的货币特征。"

　　He also said that in the future, it is absolutely possible that the yuan's exchange rate would "remain relatively stable at a reasonable and balanced level".

　　易纲还表示，未来人民币汇率完全有条件"继续保持在合理均衡水平上的基本稳定"。

　　Yi's comment eased some concerns amid market expectations of a short-term depreciation of the yuan, according to Zhao Xueqing, an economist with the International Research Institute of the Bank of China.

　　中国银行国际金融研究所经济学家赵学清表示，易纲的评论缓解了对人民币短期贬值市场预期的担忧。