December 05, 2024 01:19 GMT
MNI: PBOC Sets Yuan Parity Lower At 7.1879 Thurs; -1.82% Y/Y
MNI (BEIJING) - The People's Bank of China (PBOC) set the dollar-yuan central parity rate lower at 7.1879 on Thursday, compared with 7.1934 set on Wednesday. The fixing was estimated at 7.2657 by Bloomberg survey today.
USD-CNY | EUR-CNY | JPY-CNY | |
Today's Fixing | 7.1879 | 7.5889 | 4.8039 |
Prev. Fixing | 7.1934 | 7.5945 | 4.8428 |
Prev. Official Close | 7.2688 | -- | -- |
% Chg Y/Y | -1.82 | +1.68 | +0.75 |
% Chg Since Jan. 1 | -2.43 | +3.07 | +4.65 |
% Chg Since July '05 | +15.14 | -- | -- |
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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