People's Bank of China (PBOC) sets the USD/CNY mid-point reference rate

Start your engines! The PBOC will let you trade USD/CNY in a plus or minus 2% range of that central rate they've just set.

  • Yesterday the rate was set at 6.4085
  • yesterday's close was 6.4053

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Coming up soon:

  • The Chinese stock markets open at 0130GMT ... I'll have the guide to where they will open a few minutes before then
  • We've already had chatter of more rescue funds being prepared

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