PBOC sets USD/ CNY mid-point today at 7.0930 (vs. estimate at 7.1219)

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The People’s Bank of China (PBOC), China’s central bank, is responsible for setting the daily midpoint of the yuan (also known as renminbi or RMB). The PBOC follows a managed floating exchange rate system that allows the value of the yuan to fluctuate within a certain range, called a “band,” around a central reference rate, or “midpoint.” It’s currently at +/- 2%.

The previous close was 7.1230

The setting at 7.0930 is the strongest for CNY since October 15 last year.

In Open market operations (OMOs) the PBOC inject 159.5n yuan at an unchanged rate of 1.4%

  • after maturities today the net injection is 68.5bn yuan

This article was written by Eamonn Sheridan at investinglive.com.