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USD/CNH Slips to New Daily Lows on Fresh State Bank USD Sales Headline

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Bloomberg report that state banks have been told to escalate the pace of their CNY intervention this week, in the latest attempt to curb pressure on the yuan, citing sources.

  • Fresh daily lows in USD/CNH on the back of that headline - USD/CNH through weak intraday support of 7.3215 and slipping further at typing. 7.3043 the next downside level to watch for - the Aug 16 low.
  • Moves follow the Q2 Monetary Policy Report from the PBoC that reaffirmed their approach to policy and pledged to "resolutely prevent over-adjustment risks of CNY exchange rate".

Full PBOC policy report found here: http://www.pbc.gov.cn/goutongjiaoliu/113456/113469...

MNI London Bureau | +44 203-865-3809 | edward.hardy@marketnews.com

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