# China raises foreign-currency reserve requirement to 6 percent as new rule takes effect

> China's higher reserve requirement for foreign-currency deposits took effect on 15 November, raising the ratio for financial institutions from 4 percent to 6 percent. The PBOC announced the two-point increase on 3 November to manage foreign-exchange liquidity. The measure does not change the reserve requirement for renminbi deposits.

- Date: 2026-11-15 · published 2026-11-15T15:17:37.960Z
- Category: macro · region China · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/101454-china-raises-foreign-currency-reserve-requirement-to-6-percent-as-new-rule
- Commodities: [Chinese Yuan (CNY per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDCNY.md)

## Why it matters

Tighter foreign-currency liquidity is intended to ease yuan appreciation pressure, which has limited direct effects on feed commodity prices but may slightly affect Chinese dollar demand for imports.

## Read by commodity

- USDCNY: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| USDCNY | 2018-11-07 | [China's reserves fall, suggesting Beijing propping up yuan \| AP News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62266-china-s-reserves-fall-suggesting-beijing-propping-up-yuan-ap-news.md) | +0.5% | -0.6% |
| USDCNY | 2017-10-04 | [China’s currency balancing act \| ANZ](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68680-china-s-currency-balancing-act-anz.md) | -1.0% | -0.8% |
| USDCNY | 2019-03-26 | [China's efforts to make Yuan rate more transparent gain momentum – Bloomberg — Octa](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60337-china-s-efforts-to-make-yuan-rate-more-transparent-gain-momentum-bloomberg-octa.md) | +0.0% | +0.0% |
| USDCNY | 2024-02-22 | [China’s ‘renminbi trap’: The economy needs a weaker currency, but Beijing is unable to act \| Chatham House – International Affairs Think Tank](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31898-china-s-renminbi-trap-the-economy-needs-a-weaker-currency-but-beijing-is-unable.md) | +0.1% | +0.1% |
| USDCNY | 2023-12-27 | [How China Manages Its Currency—and Why That Matters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32924-how-china-manages-its-currency-and-why-that-matters.md) | +0.1% | +0.4% |

## Sources

- english.itimpress.au: https://english.itimpress.au/news/china-foreign-currency-reserve-requirement-six-percent-2026-11-15/

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