The People's Bank of China set the onshore yuan (CNY) reference rate for the trading session ahead.
- USD/CNY is the onshore yuan. Its permitted to trade plus or minus 2% from this daily reference rate.
- CNH is the offshore yuan. USD /CNH has no restrictions on its trading range.
- A significantly stronger or weaker rate than expected is typically considered a signal from the PBOC.
The previous close was 7.2460
The reference rate for today at 7.1376 is the weakest (for CNY) since November 21 last year.
In open market operations:
- PBOC injects 1bn via 7-day RR, sets rate at 1.7%
- 358bn yuan mature today
- net 357bn yuan drain today
