PBOC sets USD/ CNY mid-point today at 6.8184 (vs. estimate at 6.7673)
The PBOC allows the yuan to fluctuate within a +/- 2% range, around this reference rate. More here.more to come
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PBOC is expected to set the USD/CNY reference rate at 6.7673 – Reuters estimate
The People’s Bank of China is due to set the daily USD/CNY reference rate at around 0115 GMT (2115 US Eastern time), ...
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Kuwaiti reports that it is currently responding to “hostile missile and drone threats”
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