About the Chinese Yuan to US Dollar exchange rate
The CNY/USD pair shows how many US Dollar (USD) one Chinese Yuan (CNY) buys. Eulerpool publishes the live mid-market rate together with a converter, a one-year chart and conversion tables so you can value cash, invoices and investments in both currencies.
CNY/USD is quoted as USD per one CNY. At 0.1486, 1 CNY equals 0.1486 USD and 1 USD equals 6.7306 CNY. The inverse pair is USD/CNY.
The rate moves with interest-rate differentials, inflation, growth and capital flows between the Chinese Yuan and US Dollar areas. Treasury teams, investors and travelers use CNY/USD to convert prices, hedge FX risk and compare returns.
How CNY/USD is quoted
In CNY/USD, CNY is the base currency and USD is the quote currency: the price is how many US Dollar buy one Chinese Yuan. A rise in CNY/USD means Chinese Yuan strengthened against US Dollar; a fall means Chinese Yuan weakened.
What drives the Chinese Yuan to US Dollar rate
The CNY/USD rate mainly reflects the policy-rate gap, relative inflation, current-account balances and risk appetite between the Chinese Yuan and US Dollar economies. CPI, employment, GDP surprises and central-bank decisions typically cause the largest daily moves.