MNI: PBOC Sets Yuan Parity Lower At 7.1620 Thurs; +1.40% Y/Y
Jun-26 01:18
China
MNI (BEIJING) - The People's Bank of China (PBOC) set the dollar-yuan central parity rate lower at 7.1620 on Thursday, compared with 7.1668 set on Wednesday. The fixing was estimated at 7.1601 by Bloomberg survey today.
| USD-CNY | EUR-CNY | JPY-CNY | |
| Today's Fixing | 7.1620 | 8.3606 | 4.9388 |
| Prev. Fixing | 7.1668 | 8.3224 | 4.9481 |
| Prev. Official Close | 7.1713 | -- | -- |
| % Chg Y/Y | +1.40 | -7.97 | -9.79 |
| % Chg Since Jan. 1 | +1.78 | -10.40 | -6.61 |
| % Chg Since July '05 | +15.55 | -- | -- |
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.
