The People’s Bank of China will issue central bank bills in Hong Kong next week, a tool that is typically used to stabilize the yuan’s exchange rate in the offshore market.

The People's Bank of China will issue central bank bills worth 60 billion yuan ($8.18 billion) in Hong Kong on Jan 15, which experts said sends a policy signal of strengthening offshore renminbi liquidity management and stabilizing the yuan exchange rate.

China expanded its support for the beleaguered yuan with a plan to issue a record amount of bills in the Hong Kong market to add demand for the currency overseas.

China’s central bank expanded its gold reserves for a second month in December, signaling renewed appetite after temporarily pausing purchases last year as prices soared.

Justin Trudeau is resigning as Canadian Prime Minister, and Germany’s solar power industry is in trouble. US bankruptcy filings hit their highest rate in 14 years, and the People’s Bank of China has announced a major policy overhaul as pressures on the economy mount.

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