The value of the Chinese yuan against its major trading partner hit a fresh over five-year highs after the People Bank of China (PBOC) set its official yuan midpoint at the strongest level in a week this Thursday. China’s trade-weighted yuan basket index to 98.77, the highest since March 15, 2016, up 4.15% so far this year, based on Reuters calculations. The PBOC set the USD/CNY reference rate at 6.4651 prior to the market open, which was 184 pips or 0.28%, stronger than the previous fix of 6.4835, making it the strongest since July 15. Meanwhile, USD/CNY was last seen trading modestly flat at 6.4680, having found ... (full story)