China's Foreign-Exchange Reserves Increased Slightly in May
China's foreign-exchange reserves increased slightly in May, as the Chinese yuan strengthened on a temporary tariff truce with the U.S. and Beijing's recent stimulus measures.
The country's foreign-exchange reserves rose $3.6 billion to $3.285 trillion at the end of May, the State Administration of Foreign Exchange said Saturday.
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