The People’s Bank of China (PBOC), China’s central bank, is responsible for setting the daily midpoint of the yuan (also known as renminbi or RMB). The PBOC follows a managed floating exchange rate system that allows the value of the yuan to fluctuate within a certain range, called a “band,” around a central reference rate, or “midpoint.” It’s currently at +/- 2%.
Previous close was 7.1250
PBOC injected 304bn yuan via 7-day reverse repos at 1.40%
- net 74.9bn injection yuan
Still to come from China, at the bottom of the hour:
This article was written by Eamonn Sheridan at investinglive.com.
