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Japan sold 3.2 trillion yen ($22.04 billion) of bills due May 20, 2026 on May 19. The bills were sold at a price of 99.433, have a yield of 0.5702% and will settle on May 20
Asia continues to enjoy strong inflows with most countries’ net positive for last week, and the total for the surveyed markets exceeding US$5bn.
The yuan is unlikely to see sharp appreciation against the U.S. dollar in the near term, as the market monitors China-U.S. trade talks, while the greenback may show resilience before an expected interest-rate cut between September and December, Yicai.com reported citing analysts. The variable of the countercyclical factor in the central parity rate has been -200 points in recent days, far from the previous range of nearly -1,000 points, which signals less desire for the People’s Bank of China to promote yuan appreciation amid ongoing export challenges, the newspaper said citing an unnamed forex trader. The central parity could be further lowered to 7.17-7.18, compared with 7.1938 set last Friday, the newspaper added.