Chinese Yuan Could Rise Further as PBOC Shows Little Pushback -- Market Talk

Dow Jones01-05

1032 GMT - The Chinese yuan has scope to rise further after hitting its highest level against the dollar since May 2023 earlier, ING economist Lynn Song says in a note. The People's Bank of China has showed little pushback to the pace of the yuan's appreciation versus the dollar, he says. The narrowing of the U.S.-China yield spread could have further to go this year as interest-rate cuts by the Federal Reserve are likely to outpace PBOC rate cuts, he says. China's strong trade surplus also favors yuan strength. ING lowers its forecast for the dollar-yuan fluctuation band in 2026 downward to 6.85-7.25. The dollar falls 0.1% to 6.9898 yuan after reaching a low of 6.9774 earlier. (renae.dyer@wsj.com)

 

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January 05, 2026 05:32 ET (10:32 GMT)

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