---
title: "PBOC sets USD/ CNY central rate at 6.8397 (vs. estimate at 6.8072)"
type: "News"
locale: "en"
url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/286984955.md"
description: "The PBOC allows the yuan to fluctuate within a +/- 2% range, around this reference rate. more to come"
datetime: "2026-05-20T01:15:21.000Z"
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  - [zh-CN](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/286984955.md)
  - [en](https://longbridge.com/en/news/286984955.md)
  - [zh-HK](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/286984955.md)
---

# PBOC sets USD/ CNY central rate at 6.8397 (vs. estimate at 6.8072)

The PBOC allows the yuan to fluctuate within a +/- 2% range, around this reference rate.

more to come

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