MNI: PBOC Sets Yuan Parity Higher At 7.0928 Fri; -0.09% Y/Y
Oct-24 01:32
China
MNI (BEIJING) - The People's Bank of China (PBOC) set the dollar-yuan central parity rate higher at 7.0928 on Friday, compared with 7.0918 set on Thursday. The fixing was estimated at 7.1221 by Bloomberg survey today.
| USD-CNY | EUR-CNY | JPY-CNY | |
| Today's Fixing | 7.0928 | 8.2486 | 4.6595 |
| Prev. Fixing | 7.0918 | 8.2434 | 4.6766 |
| Prev. Official Close | 7.1221 | -- | -- |
| % Chg Y/Y | -0.09 | -6.14 | +0.44 |
| % Chg Since Jan. 1 | +2.48 | -9.18 | -1.01 |
| % Chg Since July '05 | +16.68 | -- | -- |
The PBOC started setting daily central parity rates on Jan 4, 2007.
On July 21, 2005, China switched to a managed-float formula against a basket of currencies, weakening the yuan's peg to the dollar
Since March 17, 2014, the yuan has been allowed to move 2% in a range on either side of the daily fixing against the dollar.
