# China encourages dollar buying to slow surging yuan

> China's central bank scrapped the 20% reserve requirement on forex forward contracts from March 2 to encourage dollar buying and slow the yuan's rapid rise. The move came after the yuan hit a near three-year high, and the PBOC also set a weaker-than-expected trading band midpoint.

- Date: 2026-03-15 · published 2026-03-15T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/11466-china-encourages-dollar-buying-to-slow-surging-yuan
- Commodities: [Chinese Yuan (CNY per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDCNY.md)

## Why it matters

The measure is a direct policy effort to slow yuan appreciation, which pressures exporters and could support USD demand in China. A slower yuan rise keeps the dollar cost of Chinese imports, including feed ingredients, from falling as quickly.

## Read by commodity

- USDCNY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| USDCNY | 2017-09-10 | [China Is Striving to Contain Its Once-Diving, Now-Thriving Yuan](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9413-china-is-striving-to-contain-its-once-diving-now-thriving-yuan.md) | +1.1% | +2.7% |
| USDCNY | 2024-11-26 | [China's yuan slides to four-month low on Trump's tariff promise \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27628-china-s-yuan-slides-to-four-month-low-on-trump-s-tariff-promise-reuters.md) | +0.6% | +0.8% |
| USDCNY | 2025-01-23 | [China’s yuan slips on worries over Trump tariff plans, pre-holiday dollar demand - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9598-china-s-yuan-slips-on-worries-over-trump-tariff-plans-pre-holiday-dollar-demand.md) | -0.4% | -0.2% |
| USDCNY | 2026-02-27 | [Yuan Snaps Rising Streak After China Cuts Cost to Short Currency - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7897-yuan-snaps-rising-streak-after-china-cuts-cost-to-short-currency-bloomberg.md) | +0.7% | +1.0% |
| USDCNY | 2020-07-03 | [PBOC Softens Yuan-Dollar Central Parity Rate by 72 Bips to 7.0638](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9735-pboc-softens-yuan-dollar-central-parity-rate-by-72-bips-to-7-0638.md) | -0.9% | -1.3% |

## Sources

- nst.com.my: https://www.nst.com.my/business/economy/2026/03/1397361/china-encourages-dollar-buying-slow-surging-yuan

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