
Four sources said China's major state-owned banks were buying dollars around 6.4 yuan per dollar to slow the yuan's rapid rise. The onshore yuan had hit its strongest level since June 2018 earlier that day.
Broad dollar weakness after soft US data and steady Federal Reserve signals had supported the currency.
State bank dollar buying is a direct intervention that may slow yuan appreciation and limit the boost to Chinese dollar-priced commodity imports. It signals official resistance to a stronger yuan.
Na 42 eerdere neutraal beleid-gebeurtenissen bewoog Chinese yuan (CNY per USD) zich mediaan -0,0% over 5 sessies (50% hoger; middelste helft -0,3% tot +0,4%), en -0,2% over 20.
Bewegingen van de benchmark van elke grondstof sinds de laatste slotkoers vóór de gebeurtenis. Historische waarden bundelen eerdere gebeurtenissen van hetzelfde soort; ze beschrijven wat er gebeurde, niet wat zal gebeuren. Geen beleggingsadvies.