“The Chinese yuan remains basically stable and cross-border capital flows basically stable amid higher expectations of monetary policy tightening at major economies,” the State Administration of Foreign Exchange (SAFE), China’s fx regulator, said on Friday.

Additional takeaways

“Market expectations are relatively stable, conducive to maintaining a stable yuan.”

“Commercial banks purchased net $20.9 bln of forex in September vs net purchase of $13.6 bln in August.”

“Commercial banks purchase net $180 bln of forex in January – September.” 

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