# Yuan reference rate at 6.7180 per dollar, 0.045% weaker

> The PBOC set the yuan reference rate at 6.7180 per dollar, 0.045% weaker than the prior day, marking a third straight day of weakening. The article also notes the central bank drained net liquidity through its reverse repo operations.

- Date: 2026-11-04 · published 2026-11-04T03:08:22.997Z
- Category: macro · region China · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/79001-yuan-reference-rate-at-6-7180-per-dollar-0-045-weaker
- Commodities: [Chinese Yuan (CNY per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDCNY.md)

## Why it matters

A third consecutive weaker fix signals a tilt toward a stronger dollar against the yuan. For feed buyers, this only marginally affects Chinese import costs for US commodities.

## Read by commodity

- USDCNY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| USDCNY | 2018-11-01 | [China to defend 7 yuan per dollar rate, but may find it tough: Reuters poll](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62264-china-to-defend-7-yuan-per-dollar-rate-but-may-find-it-tough-reuters-poll.md) | -0.8% | -0.3% |
| USDCNY | 2020-05-28 | [The Chinese yuan could weaken to 7.40 per dollar amid US-China tensions](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53379-the-chinese-yuan-could-weaken-to-7-40-per-dollar-amid-us-china-tensions.md) | -0.8% | -1.3% |
| USDCNY | 2022-10-24 | [CNY/USD: China Yuan Weakens Past 7.3 Per Dollar, All-Time Low Since 2010 - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6932-cny-usd-china-yuan-weakens-past-7-3-per-dollar-all-time-low-since-2010-bloomberg.md) | +0.1% | -1.0% |
| USDCNY | 2024-02-20 | [Onshore yuan trades at its weakest against dollar since November last year](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31900-onshore-yuan-trades-at-its-weakest-against-dollar-since-november-last-year.md) | +0.1% | +0.1% |
| USDCNY | 2017-03-09 | [China's yuan weakens, prompting dollar sales by state banks](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72221-china-s-yuan-weakens-prompting-dollar-sales-by-state-banks.md) | +0.0% | -0.3% |

## Sources

- fnnews.com: https://www.fnnews.com/news/202611041042145574

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