The People's Bank of China set the onshore yuan (CNY) reference rate for the trading session ahead.
- USD/CNY is the onshore yuan. Its permitted to trade plus or minus 2% from this daily reference rate.
- CNH is the offshore yuan. USD /CNH has no restrictions on its trading range.
- A significantly stronger or weaker rate than expected is typically considered a signal from the PBOC.
Previous reference rate was 7.1796
PBOC injects 19bn yuan via 7-day RR, sets rate at 1.5%
- 327bn yuan mature today
- net drain is 308bn yuan
