# China lifts yuan midpoint to 27-month high | Financial Post

> China's central bank set the yuan midpoint at 6.6781 per dollar, the strongest guidance rate since July 2018 and 0.22% firmer than the previous fix. The yuan had closed its domestic session at a more than 27-month high the previous day.

- Date: 2020-10-21 · published 2020-10-21T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region China · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/50851-china-lifts-yuan-midpoint-to-27-month-high-financial-post
- Commodities: [Chinese Yuan (CNY per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDCNY.md)

## Why it matters

A firmer yuan reflects strong capital inflows and recovering exports, supporting Chinese purchasing power for imports. The move is a modest signal for dollar-priced feed commodity demand.

## Read by commodity

- USDCNY: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| USDCNY | 2022-06-14 | [China's yuan recovers from 1-month low, Fed, PBOC in focus \| Financial Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41172-china-s-yuan-recovers-from-1-month-low-fed-pboc-in-focus-financial-post.md) | -1.0% | -0.5% |
| USDCNY | 2019-10-10 | [Yuan hits 3-week high, swings wildly on trade headlines \| Financial Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56822-yuan-hits-3-week-high-swings-wildly-on-trade-headlines-financial-post.md) | -0.8% | -2.2% |
| USDCNY | 2026-07-31 | [PBOC Seeks to Temper Yuan Rally With Stable Daily Fix \| Financial Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18571-pboc-seeks-to-temper-yuan-rally-with-stable-daily-fix-financial-post.md) | -0.1% | -0.5% |
| USDCNY | 2023-02-16 | [China's yuan rises but strong U.S. retail sales data caps upside - Financial Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37552-china-s-yuan-rises-but-strong-u-s-retail-sales-data-caps-upside-financial-post.md) | +0.8% | +0.7% |
| USDCNY | 2020-10-30 | [As China's yuan becomes a Biden election play, PBOC pushes back \| Financial Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50847-as-china-s-yuan-becomes-a-biden-election-play-pboc-pushes-back-financial-post.md) | -1.7% | -2.1% |

## Sources

- financialpost.com: https://financialpost.com/pmn/business-pmn/china-lifts-yuan-midpoint-to-27-month-high

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