The USD/CNY fixing printed at 7.1887, versus the Bloomberg market consensus of 7.3415.
- The fixing error widened to -1528pips, fresh wides going back to early April of last year.
- The fixing has remained very steady and close to 7.1900, despite a rebound in USD indices over the past 24 hours. Today's upside limit on spot USD/CNY is around 7.3325.
- USD/CNH has drifted a little higher so far today, but is within recent ranges, last near 7.3435/40.
- Note coming up in around 40mins is the onshore briefing for the consumer trade in program.