exotic pair · USD/CNY
US Dollar to Chinese Yuan Renminbi: the daily ECB reference rate, a historical chart, pair specification and what drives each currency.
6.67230
0.00000 (0.00%)
1 USD = 6.67230 CNY · 1 CNY = 0.14987 USD · previous 6.67230 on 3 Nov 2026
USD/CNY ECB reference rate, 4 Nov 2025 to 4 Nov 2026: from 7.12530 to 6.67230 (down 6.36%). High 7.12710 on 5 Nov 2025, low 6.64830 on 2 Nov 2026.
256 daily observations · 4 Nov 2025 – 4 Nov 2026
Latest rate within the 12-month range
The latest rate sits at 5% of the 12-month low-to-high range.
Calculated from daily ECB reference rates — closing-type snapshots, not intraday highs and lows.
Understanding the pair
In USD/CNY the US Dollar is the base currency and the Chinese Yuan Renminbi is the quote currency. The rate tells you how many CNY one USD buys, so a rising USD/CNY means the US Dollar is strengthening against the Chinese Yuan Renminbi.
USD/CNY is an exotic pair: it combines a major currency with that of a smaller or emerging economy, so spreads, swap costs and the size of sudden moves are typically larger than for the majors.
Prices are quoted to 5 decimal places here. One pip is 0.0001, so on a standard lot of 100,000 USD a one-pip move is worth 10 CNY — use the pip calculator to convert that into your account currency.
Liquidity in USD/CNY is usually deepest when both home markets are open — the New York (08:00–17:00 New York time) and Tokyo (09:00–18:00 Tokyo time) sessions. See live session times on the market hours clock.
The world's main reserve and invoicing currency. The BIS 2022 Triennial Survey found the dollar on one side of about 88% of all FX trades, so US interest-rate expectations and risk sentiment ripple through almost every pair.
Central bank: Federal Reserve
Onshore yuan (CNY) trades within a band around a daily central parity set by the PBOC; offshore yuan (CNH) trades more freely in Hong Kong and elsewhere, so the two prices can differ.
Central bank: People's Bank of China
USD/CNY shows how many Chinese Yuan Renminbi (CNY) one US Dollar (USD) buys. USD is the base currency and CNY is the quote currency. If the rate rises, the US Dollar has strengthened against the Chinese Yuan Renminbi.
No. It is derived from the euro foreign exchange reference rates published by the European Central Bank once per working day around 16:00 CET. It is useful for reference, budgeting and calculator inputs, but it is not an executable trading quote — a broker's bid and ask will differ.
By convention one pip in USD/CNY is 0.0001 because the pair is quoted in CNY. On a standard lot of 100,000 USD, a one-pip move is worth 10 CNY. Brokers may quote an extra decimal (a pipette).
Liquidity is typically deepest when both home markets are open: the New York (08:00–17:00 New York time) and Tokyo (09:00–18:00 Tokyo time) sessions, and especially where they overlap.
Educational information only, not investment advice. Trading leveraged currency products carries a high risk of losing money.