PBOC sets USD/ CNY reference rate for today at 7.1811 (vs. estimate at 7.2765)

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.

The previous close was 7.2890

PBOC injects 209bn yuan in open market operations (OMOs) via 7-day reverse repos (RRs) at an unchanged rate of 1.8%

• 61bn yuan of RRs mature today
• thus a net 148bn yuan injection on the day in OMOs