December 25, 2024 01:27 GMT
MNI: PBOC Sets Yuan Parity Lower At 7.1868 Weds; -2.18% Y/Y
MNI (BEIJING) - The People's Bank of China (PBOC) set the dollar-yuan central parity rate lower at 7.1868 on Wednesday, compared with 7.1876 set on Tuesday.
USD-CNY | EUR-CNY | JPY-CNY | |
Today's Fixing | 7.1868 | 7.5178 | 4.6161 |
Prev. Fixing | 7.1876 | 7.5235 | 4.6171 |
Prev. Official Close | 7.2987 | -- | -- |
% Chg Y/Y | -2.18 | +4.07 | +8.16 |
% Chg Since Jan. 1 | -2.83 | +4.04 | +8.91 |
% Chg Since July '05 | +15.16 | -- | -- |
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.
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