# Yuan benchmark set at 6.7188 per US dollar, weaker than the previous Friday

> The People’s Bank of China set the yuan’s November 9 benchmark at 6.7188 per US dollar, 0.0020 yuan weaker than the November 6 fixing. It was the second consecutive business-day fixing in the weaker direction.

- Date: 2026-11-09 · published 2026-11-09T03:09:49.192Z
- Category: macro · region China · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/88539-yuan-benchmark-set-at-6-7188-per-us-dollar-weaker-than-the-previous-friday
- Commodities: [Chinese Yuan (CNY per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDCNY.md)

## Why it matters

The weaker benchmark marginally raises the local-currency cost of dollar-denominated imports, including feed commodities.

## Read by commodity

- USDCNY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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 | 2017-10-26 | [China's yuan weakens on US dollar strength, set for 2nd weekly loss - The Business Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68677-china-s-yuan-weakens-on-us-dollar-strength-set-for-2nd-weekly-loss-the-business.md) | -0.5% | -0.5% |
| 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 | 2024-10-14 | [US dollar climbs to 10-week peak; euro, China's yuan fall](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11042-us-dollar-climbs-to-10-week-peak-euro-china-s-yuan-fall.md) | +0.7% | +2.3% |
| USDCNY | 2017-11-13 | [China's yuan eases on weaker fix and seasonal corporate US dollar-buying - Times of News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68220-china-s-yuan-eases-on-weaker-fix-and-seasonal-corporate-us-dollar-buying-times.md) | -0.2% | -0.3% |

## Sources

- nikkei.com: https://www.nikkei.com/article/DGXZQOFL090JO0Z01C26A1000000/
- traderswebfx.jp: https://www.traderswebfx.jp/news/article/1219581

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