Offshore Yuan Soars on Liquidity Squeeze

China’s yuan soared against the U.S. dollar on Thursday following a sharp rise in the offshore spot rate as China worked to stem capital flows and stabilize the currency ahead of Donald Trump’s inauguration as U.S. president and the Lunar New Year.

The offshore yuan gained 0.8 percent against the dollar and traded at 6.8151 as of 0830 GMT (3.30 a.m. ET), driven up by a rising cost of funds in Hong Kong and trading firmer than the onshore spot rate for a second straight day.

It was not clear if Chinese authorities had engineered the spike in yuan borrowing rates in Hong Kong. But they had used such a tactic several times last year to support offshore yuan exchange levels and by extension relieving some of the pressure on the yuan onshore, which is at more than eight-year lows.

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Based in London, Craig Erlam joined OANDA in 2015 as a market analyst. With many years of experience as a financial market analyst and trader, he focuses on both fundamental and technical analysis while producing macroeconomic commentary. His views have been published in the Financial Times, Reuters, The Telegraph and the International Business Times, and he also appears as a regular guest commentator on the BBC, Bloomberg TV, FOX Business and SKY News. Craig holds a full membership to the Society of Technical Analysts and is recognised as a Certified Financial Technician by the International Federation of Technical Analysts.