The People’s Bank of China (PBOC), China’s central bank, is responsible for setting the daily midpoint of the yuan (also known as renminbi or RMB). On a monthly basis, headline CPI was flat (0.0%).
Underlying measures also edged lower but remained elevated. The trimmed mean CPI, the Reserve Bank of Australia’s preferred gauge of core inflation, slowed to 3.2% y/y from 3.3%, broadly in line with expectations. On a monthly basis, trimmed mean inflation rose 0.3%, unchanged from October
PBOC sets USD/ CNY mid-point today at 7.0187 (vs. estimate at 6.9896)