MNI: PBOC Sets Yuan Parity Lower At 7.0843 Weds; +0.13% Y/Y
Oct-29 01:28
China
MNI (BEIJING) - The People's Bank of China (PBOC) set the dollar-yuan central parity rate lower at 7.0843 on Wednesday, compared with 7.0856 set on Tuesday. The fixing was estimated at 7.0954 by Bloomberg survey today.
| USD-CNY | EUR-CNY | JPY-CNY | |
| Today's Fixing | 7.0843 | 8.2582 | 4.6613 |
| Prev. Fixing | 7.0856 | 8.2622 | 4.6459 |
| Prev. Official Close | 7.1006 | -- | -- |
| % Chg Y/Y | +0.13 | -6.26 | +0.29 |
| % Chg Since Jan. 1 | +2.79 | -9.29 | -1.05 |
| % Chg Since July '05 | +16.82 | -- | -- |
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.
