Forex reserves rise again
Print Edition
CHINA’S foreign exchange reserves rose for the 12th straight month to US$3.16 trillion at the end of January, official data showed yesterday.
The amount was slightly below the market forecast of US$3.17 trillion, and was US$21.5 billion up from the end of December, according to the People’s Bank of China.
A statement from the State Administration of Foreign Exchange attributed the increase to stronger non-dollar currencies and higher asset prices.
Cross-border capital flows and transactions remained stable in January, it said.
China’s forex stockpile has increased steadily since February 2017 after dipping below US$3 trillion in January, as the economy got on a firmer footing and the yuan continued to stabilize.
The reserves will continue to maintain overall stability in future, SAFE said, citing positive economic fundamentals and a recovering global economy.
It predicted a more balanced forex supply and demand, noting that the yuan’s exchange rate would see more “two-way movement.”
“As cross-border capital flows became more balanced, the administration returned to a neutral macro-prudential policy,” Pan Gongsheng, head of SAFE, wrote in an article published yesterday.
“The administration will continue to support legal cross-border fund outflows and inflows while cracking down on illegal flows,” Pan noted.
He said SAFE would adopt a rational perspective on changes in forex reserves and target a “dynamic equilibrium” in international payments.
- About Us
- |
- Terms of Use
- |
-
RSS - |
- Privacy Policy
- |
- Contact Us
- |
- Shanghai Call Center: 962288
- |
- Tip-off hotline: 52920043
- 沪ICP证：沪ICP备05050403号-1
- |
- 互联网新闻信息服务许可证：31120180004
- |
- 网络视听许可证：0909346
- |
- 广播电视节目制作许可证：沪字第354号
- |
- 增值电信业务经营许可证：沪B2-20120012
Copyright © 1999- Shanghai Daily. All rights reserved.Preferably viewed with Internet Explorer 8 or newer browsers.
