World hopes China's yuan will rise, bring relief By CHRISTOPHER BODEEN 2010-06-20T14:37:48Z BEIJING (AP) -- China's decision to end its currency's 2-year-old peg to the U.S. dollar is stirring anticipation of a gradual appreciation in the yuan in trading Monday - an increase that would bring relief to foreign manufacturers struggling to compete with cheap Chinese products.... © 2010 The Associated Press.