PBOC sets USD/CNY reference rate at 7.2076 vs. 7.1986 previous

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People’s Bank of China (PBoC) set the USD/CNY central rate at 7.2076 on Thursday, versus the previous fix of 7.1986 and market expectations of 7.3047. It’s worth noting that the USD/CNY closed near 7.2990 the previous day.

Apart from the USD/CNY fix, the PBoC also unveiled details of its Open Market Operations (OMO) while saying that the Chinese central bank injects 168 billion Yuan via 7-day reverse repos (RRs) at 1.80% vs. prior 1.80%.

However, with the 5 billion Yuan of RRs maturing today, there prevails a net injection of around 163 billion Yuan injection on the day in OMO.

About PBOC fix

China maintains strict control of the yuan’s rate on the mainland.

The onshore yuan (CNY) differs from the offshore one (CNH) in trading restrictions, this last one is not as tightly controlled.

Each morning, the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) sets a so-called daily midpoint fix, based on the yuan’s previous day’s closing level and quotations taken from the inter-bank dealer.

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