{
  "id": 17737454,
  "title": "Asian currencies mixed as yuan holds near four-year high, dollar steadies",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/asian-currencies-mixed-as-yuan-holds-near-four-year-high-dollar",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-11-02T03:32:37.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Investing.com",
    "slug": "investing-com",
    "url": "https://www.investing.com/news/forex-news/asian-currencies-mixed-as-yuan-holds-near-fouryear-high-dollar-steadies-4989824"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On Monday, Asian currencies saw mixed trading patterns. The Chinese yuan held near its strongest level in over four years, while the U.S. dollar remained relatively stable ahead of the U.S. midterm elections and a week of economic data releases. The U.S. dollar index increased by 0.1% to 101.94, with the USD/JPY pair also rising 0.2% to 157.88, causing the yen to weaken slightly. Meanwhile, the EUR/USD pair climbed 0.1% to 1.1169, still near a 17-month low, and the GBP/USD pair was nearly unchanged at 1.3386. The euro faced pressure after Fitch revised France's credit outlook to negative from stable, citing worsening debt dynamics. Sterling stayed nearly unchanged at $1.3387. The offshore yuan's USD/CNH pair was at 6.6523, with the onshore USD/CNY pair at 6.6540. The onshore yuan reached 6.659 per dollar on Friday, its strongest level since June 6, 2022, and gained around 5% against the dollar this year, heading for a fourth consecutive monthly increase. Investors are watching the U.S. midterm elections on Tuesday, which could impact government spending and federal borrowing. The October employment data, due on Friday, will also influence expectations of the Federal Reserve's next policy move. Central banks, including the Fed, ECB, BoJ, and RBNZ, left interest rates unchanged last week, with the BoJ following an 8-1 vote to keep rates at 1.25%. The RBNZ's unexpected decision to maintain its rate at 2.75% caused the New Zealand dollar to drop 1.2% last week. The AUD/USD pair declined 0.1% to $0.7024 before the Reserve Bank of Australia's decision on Tuesday, as the RBA is expected to raise its cash rate to a near two-decade high of 4.85%.",
  "summary": null,
  "key_points": [
    "Chinese yuan near four-year high at 6.659 per dollar",
    "U.S. dollar steadies ahead of midterm elections",
    "Euro pressured after Fitch downgrades France's credit outlook"
  ],
  "editors_take": "The yuan's sustained strength against a steady dollar signals a shift in regional currency dynamics as investors brace for political and economic volatility across major global markets.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}