Concurrently,
yuan trading volumes on OTC platforms have significantly increased.
China's oldest bitcoin exchange has released new details on how it will end
yuan trading following a crackdown by the domestic government.
«The Goal for China is to Open Up
the Yuan Trade» — Economist © REUTERS / Jason Lee China will be able to challenge the global dominance of the US...
Chinese exchanges and
yuan trades now dominate bitcoin markets, as macro factors and fee structures pump up volumes.
Not exact matches
Chi Lo of BNP Paribas says the Chinese
yuan could see some swings linked to
trade issues, but such movements would point to a more market - based approach to the currency.
Pakistan also conducts
trade deals with China denominated in Chinese
yuan.
China, for example, still imposes many restrictions on foreign capital, and its currency regime restricts companies from
trading in the
yuan.
SHANGHAI NICKEL: The most -
traded nickel on the Shanghai Futures Exchange rose as much as 5.9 percent to 109,790
yuan ($ 17,514) a tonne, its strongest level since June, 2015, before closing at 108,120
yuan, up 4.2 percent.
China's not so sure it wants to let that happen — though the
yuan did
trade at it's highest level today since 2005.
A second and wider - reaching development is a scheme to allow the
yuan and other foreign currencies to be freely
traded with few restrictions by firms in the Shanghai Free
Trade Zone (FTZ).
MANILA, May 2 - London copper futures recovered from its weakest level in nearly a month on Wednesday as investors awaited comments from the U.S. SHANGHAI COPPER: The most -
traded June copper contract on the Shanghai Futures Exchange slid 1.4 percent to 50,900
yuan a tonne, tracking losses in London in the prior session as Chinese markets reopened after a two - day...
The
yuan is the currency that is the fifth-most important currency for global
trade, but that is not enough to be included in the SDR basket.
* SHFE COPPER: The most -
traded June copper contract on the Shanghai Futures Exchange edged down 0.1 percent to 50,960
yuan ($ 8,007.42) a tonne by the mid-session interval.
The
yuan plunged to a five - year low in offshore
trading on Wednesday.
With
trading abruptly suspended twice in four days amid shock
yuan fixes, even the pros can't agree on whether Chinese authorities have lost control of markets or are pursuing a cunning strategy.
For this week's trader poll, we want to know where you think dollar -
yuan will
trade by the end of the year.
China may have played an early card in this week's
trade summit with the United States as officials pegged the
yuan at the lowest levels against the greenback in more than three months as the country's
trade surplus swells to $ 58.25 billion.
It has pumped 800 - 900 billion
yuan ($ US125 - 140 billion) into stocks, according to Goldman Sachs, yet
trading volumes are shrinking.
Priced in
yuan and
traded on the Shanghai International Energy Exchange, it's the first such Asian benchmark for oil deals.
As exemplified by the high
yuan volume on LocalBitcoins, OTC
trade is the people's salvation.
This week, over-the-counter (OTC)
trade in Chinese
yuan reached an all - time high on LocalBitcoins, demonstrating how peer - to - peer economies continue to overcome heavy - handed institutions.
The courier had revenue of 57.3 billion
yuan ($ 8.6 billion) in 2016 and has been publicly
traded since January 2017.
If the
yuan's level versus
trading partners is any guide, its slump is far from over.
HONG KONG / SHANGHAI China's state - backed semiconductor fund is near to closing a 120 billion
yuan ($ 18.98 billion) investment round for a second fund to support the domestic chip sector and help cut reliance on imports amid a bruising
trade standoff with the United States.
The central bank put the
yuan's central parity rate at 6.4010
yuan for US$ 1, the China Foreign Exchange
Trade System said, a drop of 1.11 % from the previous day's 6.3306.
«We believe export growth will slow due to
yuan appreciation and rising
trade tensions... China's imports could be more resilient than exports in our view as China has pledged to increase imports,» Wang said.
China's love affair with P2P
trading platform LocalBitcoins shows no sign of flagging after yet another consecutive record week with traders exchanged over 50 million
yuan.
This measure is described in a recent article in Caixin, which describes a meeting held by the CSRC involving the heads of China's 21 largest brokers: «The firms announced in a joint statement that to stabilize the stock market they would spend at least 120 billion
yuan combined to buy exchange -
traded funds linked to blue - chip stocks listed on the Shenzhen and Shanghai bourses.
Trading volume in WisdomTree Dreyfus Chinese
Yuan ETF (NYSEArca: CYB), the largest and most liquid exchange -
traded product currently available, has been building in the past week as money managers have started taking money out of Chinese stocks they think are getting overvalued.
The most
traded ShFE aluminum contracted closed down 0.3 percent at 14,010
yuan ($ 2,223.07) a tonne earlier on Wednesday, after in January - March having its biggest quarterly decline since 2010.
In September, China supported a Russian proposal to start direct
trading between the
yuan and the ruble.
The
yuan has been rising quite consistently against the dollar since Friday, when the
yuan was
trading at as high as 6.6667 per dollar.
But as far as I can tell, most transactions in Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are inter-currency speculative
trades: US dollars for Bitcoins, Bitcoins for dollars, Chinese
yuan for Bitcoins, Bitcoins for other cryptocurrencies, Dollars for Ripples, and so on.
The Chinese
yuan strengthened marginally against the greenback,
trading at 6.6078 per dollar.
China has begun
trading for oil in
yuan, recently launching its so - called «petro -
yuan.»
China outstripped Australia as New Zealand's largest
trading partner last year thanks to dairy exports, whereby milk powder made up for approximately 40 % of Chinese imports.1 Furthermore, a mutual agreement now makes direct Chinese
Yuan - New Zealand Dollar
trading possible.
The People's Bank of China (PBOC) has set a slew of strong daily
trading midpoints for the
yuan, increased how frequently it has state banks sell dollars to support the currency and has conducted rare intervention in derivative markets.
In late
trade on Wednesday, the spread between the onshore
yuan and offshore spot widened to about 1,000 pips, the highest level since September 2011, implying foreign investors are pricing in deeper depreciation to come.
The move expands the scope of a similar document, seen on Tuesday, in which the central bank said it will require banks to hold reserves on behalf of clients»
trading of currency forwards, in a move seen curbing speculation and volatility after a shock Aug. 11
yuan devaluation.
If you allow them to
trade in their own currency, whether it is Chinese
yuan, U.S. dollar, or the euro, they can manage better that risk.
He said his biggest
trade lately was 60,000 to 70,000
yuan ($ 10,000 to $ 11,000)-- the equivalent of a year's salary.
Baidu's stock climbed 5.5 percent to $ 252 in late
trading after marketing revenue grew 23 percent to 17.2 billion
yuan ($ 3.30 billion), its second fastest quarterly rate in over two years.
On the political front, «Denominating oil contracts in
yuan would promote the use of China's currency in global
trade, one of the country's key long - term goals as an alternative to the dollar — making this even more appealing to sanctions - threatened countries relying on the dollar,» Ramady wrote in The National.
While the official goal of the new futures contract is to establish a regional benchmark for more useful pricing of the crude grades prevalent on the Chinese market, analysts see the
yuan oil futures as a step toward China seeking wider acceptance of its currency in global
trade, including the oil
trade, and establishing a petro -
yuan that could challenge, in the future, the dominance of the petrodollar.
A weaker
yuan makes Chinese exports cheaper for buyers, and thus boosts
trade.
Is China Preparing a
Yuan Surprise in the
Trade War With the US?
China is evaluating the potential impact of a gradual
yuan depreciation, people familiar with the matter said, as the country's leaders weigh their options in a
trade spat with U.S. President Donald Trump that has roiled financial markets worldwide.
In China, the People's Bank of China set the set the reference rate for the
yuan against the dollar, the mid-point from which the currency is allowed to
trade, at 6.3732 versus the previous day's 6.3670.
Hayden Briscoe, Head of Fixed Income, Asia Pacific, at UBS Asset Management, said in a report just before the Chinese futures launched that «We believe that in the long term this will change how oil is
traded globally, create a petro -
yuan currency flow, increase the role of the RMB [renminbi — Ed.]
China Eastern's Shanghai -
traded shares rose 1.1 percent on Friday to 5.33
yuan.