RMB: What’s up with the fix? – ANZ

By FXStreet Khoon Goh, Senior FX Strategist at ANZ, suggests that it appears that there has been yet another change to the way the USD/CNY fixing is managed.

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“Greater emphasis is being placed on the RMB basket movements as opposed to the fixing rate against the USD.

If this continues, it suggests there will be much larger two-way volatility in the USD/CNY fixings going forward. This should help manage exchange rate expectations by deterring the market from taking one-sided positions.

We continue to expect modest RMB depreciation over the course of this year, and maintain our year-end USD/CNY forecast of 6.70.”
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Source:: FX Street