PBoC Fixes USDCNY Ref Rate At 6.4746 (prev fix 6.4605; close 6.4681)

tweet at 9:04pm: China 2020 Total Trade Value Up 1.9% -Exports +4% Y/Y In Yuan Terms -Imports -0.7% Y/Y In Yuan Terms -Trade Balance: 3.7Tln Yuan tweet at 9:23pm: China Customs Spokesman: China's Trade Is Expected To Keep Growth In 2021 Sees Uncertainties From Covid On Trade In 2021 tweet at 9:24pm: China’s Dec Trade data (USD): Beats estimates across all indicators https://t.co/qpW7WdQQRF #China #TradeBalance #AUDUSD #EconomicIndicatorChina trade: export surge continued in December, pushing surplus to record high China’s exports continued to surge in December, data released by its customs agency on Thursday showed. Exports grew by 18.1 per cent last month from a year earlier, down from 21.1 per cent in November but above the consensus result of a survey of analysts, conducted by Bloomberg, which predicted 15.0 per cent growth. This was the seventh consecutive month of export growth, with China’s factories continuing to capitalise on coronavirus lockdowns in the West. Imports grew by 6.5 per cent in December from a year earlier, up from 4.5 per cent the month before, and above the consensus forecast of 5.7 per cent. This was the fourth month of consecutive import growth. tweet at 9:28pm: AUD/USD retains bid tone after China reports above-forecast exports By @godbole17 https://t.co/MvXVcCitLd #AUDUSD #Majors #China #TradeBalance

tweet at 9:15pm: Biden Aides Tell Congress Allies Aid Plan May Be About $2T - CNN tweet at 9:33pm: Breaking: Gold drops $20, T-yields spike as Biden set to announce $2 trillion stimulus By @FXstreetNews https://t.co/tzIo6iTQmg #Breaking #UnitedStates #Gold #YieldCurve tweet at 9:34pm: Market Snapshot: Assets reacting to reports that Joe Biden's aid plan could be USD 2 trillion (higher than 1.3T mentioned by Schumer earlier today) #USD up 10-year Treasury yield climbing #Gold sinking #SP500 little changed #stimulus https://t.co/uUvxudfI0M https://t.co/nJ3bCm3Zzv