Monday, November 26, 2012

Chinese Yuan Hits Upper Limit for 17th Time in 19 Trading Days


Source: NetEase, ChinaScope Financial (Data)
+       The USD/CNY spot rate once again hit the daily upper limit of 6.2277 during today’s intraday hours. This is the 17th such occurrence in the recent 19 trading days, with only November 16 and November 21 not seeing the spot rate reach its upper limit. The People’s Bank of China today set the USD/CNY central parity rate at 6.2906, 12 basis points stronger than the 6.2918 of the previous trading day.
+       The excess liquidity caused by quantitative easing in the world’s major economies and stronger investor confidence in China’s economic rebound have weighed heavily on RMB appreciation. Meanwhile, the PBOC has also reduced market intervention and strengthened the role of the market in the determining of exchange rates. This will not only promote China’s market-oriented exchange rate reforms, but also help improve the structure of Chinese foreign exchange reserves.

The yuan has hit the upper limit of its trading span against the US dollar 17 times over the last 19 trading days, possibly reflecting increased investor confidence in the Chinese economy. That market forces are allowed to play a bigger role in deciding the yuan value is seen as an important step towards greater internationalization of the Chinese currency.

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