MNI: PBOC Sets Yuan Parity Higher At 7.1535 Fri; +1.60% Y/Y
Jul-04 01:20
China
MNI (BEIJING) - The People's Bank of China (PBOC) set the dollar-yuan central parity rate higher at 7.1535 on Friday, compared with 7.1523 set on Thursday. The fixing was estimated at 7.1697 by Bloomberg survey today.
| USD-CNY | EUR-CNY | JPY-CNY | |
| Today's Fixing | 7.1535 | 8.4228 | 4.9468 |
| Prev. Fixing | 7.1523 | 8.4463 | 4.9861 |
| Prev. Official Close | 7.1611 | -- | -- |
| % Chg Y/Y | +1.60 | -7.84 | -9.90 |
| % Chg Since Jan. 1 | +1.92 | -11.06 | -6.76 |
| % Chg Since July '05 | +15.69 | -- | -- |
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.
