# Chinese yuan strengthens to new high against USD - Chinadaily.com.cn

> The yuan's central parity rate hit 6.2822 per dollar, the strongest since August 2015, as the dollar weakened. China's foreign exchange reserves rose for a 12th straight month to $3.16 trillion at the end of January.

- Date: 2018-02-08 · published 2018-02-08T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region China · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/7105-chinese-yuan-strengthens-to-new-high-against-usd-chinadaily-com-cn
- Commodities: [Chinese Yuan (CNY per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDCNY.md), [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md)

## Why it matters

A firmer yuan against a softer dollar signals stronger Chinese purchasing power, a mild supportive factor for dollar-denominated commodity imports.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bearish ▼
- USDCNY: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| USDCNY | 2018-02-01 | [Chinese yuan strengthens to new high against USD - Xinhua \| English.news.cn](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66716-chinese-yuan-strengthens-to-new-high-against-usd-xinhua-english-news-cn.md) | -0.3% | +1.2% |
| USDCNY | 2020-01-14 | [China's yuan strengthens to 5-month high - Chinadaily.com.cn](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55313-china-s-yuan-strengthens-to-5-month-high-chinadaily-com-cn.md) | +0.2% | +1.1% |
| USDCNY | 2018-01-25 | [Chinese yuan strengthens to 27-month high against USD Thursday](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11866-chinese-yuan-strengthens-to-27-month-high-against-usd-thursday.md) | -1.3% | -0.3% |
| USDCNY | 2017-09-08 | [Chinese yuan strengthens to near 16-month high against USD - People's Daily Online](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7803-chinese-yuan-strengthens-to-near-16-month-high-against-usd-people-s-daily-online.md) | +1.1% | +2.6% |
| USDCNY | 2017-12-26 | [China's yuan strengthens to more than 3-month high - Chinadaily.com.cn](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67711-china-s-yuan-strengthens-to-more-than-3-month-high-chinadaily-com-cn.md) | -1.3% | -3.2% |
| DXY | 2018-02-01 | [Chinese yuan strengthens to new high against USD - Xinhua \| English.news.cn](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66716-chinese-yuan-strengthens-to-new-high-against-usd-xinhua-english-news-cn.md) | +0.9% | +1.7% |
| DXY | 2018-01-25 | [Chinese yuan strengthens to 27-month high against USD Thursday](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11866-chinese-yuan-strengthens-to-27-month-high-against-usd-thursday.md) | -0.3% | +0.7% |
| DXY | 2017-09-08 | [Chinese yuan strengthens to near 16-month high against USD - People's Daily Online](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7803-chinese-yuan-strengthens-to-near-16-month-high-against-usd-people-s-daily-online.md) | +0.6% | +2.5% |

## Sources

- chinadaily.com.cn: http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/201802/08/WS5a7be62aa3106e7dcc13b8ff.html

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