CHINA RATES: China Repo Rates Fall On Thursday

Aug-17 01:29

The seven-day deposit reverse repo average across China's interbank market was at 1.8273% on Thursday, lower than the close of 1.8533% on Wednesday, according to Wind Information. The overnight deposit reverse repo average was last at 1.8096%, lower than the previous 1.8480%.

Historical bullets

CNH: CNY Fixing - Firmer Relative To Expected, Error Term Re-Widens

Jul-18 01:20

The USD/CNY fix was set at 7.1453, versus a Bloomberg consensus of 7.1653.

  • Today's fixing represents a -200pip surprise in USD/CNY terms. This is the widest fixing error since last Tuesday (-266pips). Still, the 5-day rolling sum of the fixing error has come in slightly to -600pips (from -666pips yesterday).
  • The fixing result has seen USD/CNH soften a touch. The pair last tracked close to session lows in the 7.1740/50 region. Earlier highs were near 7.1850.

BOJ: Fixed Rate Purchase Offer​

Jul-18 01:10

The BoJ offers to buy an unlimited amount of 5- to 10-Year JGBs at a fixed rate of 0.50%.

US TSYS: FV Block

Jul-18 01:10

Latest block trade lodged at 01:53:00 London/ 20:53:00 NY

  • FVU3 2,312 lots blocked at 107-21.75, looks like a buyer