Yuan set for biggest daily drop in 6 months after PBOC raises FX RRR

Business Recorder • Nov 3, 2026

SHANGHAI: China’s yuan weakened and looked set for the biggest one-day drop against the dollar in six months on Tuesday, after the central bank said it would raise the amount of foreign currency that financial institutions must set aside as reserves. In a sta...

SHANGHAI: China’s yuan weakened and looked set for the biggest one-day drop against the dollar in six months on Tuesday, after the central bank said it would raise the amount of foreign currency that financial institutions must set aside as reserves. In a statement on Tuesday, the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) said it would raise the foreign exchange reserve requirement ratio (RRR) by 2 percentage points to 6% from...