Select Language

USD/CNH Price Analysis: Hovers around 7.1700 near rectangle's lower boundary

Breaking news

USD/CNH Price Analysis: Hovers around 7.1700 near rectangle's lower boundary

  • X
  • facebook
  • LINE
  • RSS

  • X
  • facebook
  • LINE
  • RSS
New update 2025.06.25 14:10
USD/CNH Price Analysis: Hovers around 7.1700 near rectangle's lower boundary

update 2025.06.25 14:10

  • USD/CNH tests the immediate support at the lower boundary of the rectangle around 168.80.
  • The 14-day Relative Strength Index remains below the 50 level, indicating a prevailing bearish bias.
  • The primary support appears at the nine-day EMA at 7.1781.

The USD/CNH pair halts its four-day winning streak, trading around 7.1690 during the Asian hours on Wednesday. An analysis of the daily chart indicates that the pair moves sideways within a rectangular pattern, which points to a consolidation phase.

However, the 14-day Relative Strength Index (RSI), a key momentum indicator, remains below the 50 level, suggesting a bearish momentum is in play. Additionally, the USD/CNH pair trades below the nine-day Exponential Moving Average (EMA), further suggesting weaker short-term price momentum.

On the downside, the USD/CNH pair hovers around the lower boundary of the rectangle around 168.80. A break below this level could confirm the ongoing bearish bias and put the downward pressure on the pair to retest the seven-month low at 7.1603, which was recorded on June 25.

The nine-day EMA at 7.1781 appears as the initial barrier. A successful breach above this level would improve the short-term price momentum and support the pair to explore the region around the 50-day EMA at 7.2102, followed by the rectangle's upper boundary around 7.2150. Further resistance appears at the monthly high of 7.2240, reached on June 2.

USD/CNH: Daily Chart

Central banks FAQs

Central Banks have a key mandate which is making sure that there is price stability in a country or region. Economies are constantly facing inflation or deflation when prices for certain goods and services are fluctuating. Constant rising prices for the same goods means inflation, constant lowered prices for the same goods means deflation. It is the task of the central bank to keep the demand in line by tweaking its policy rate. For the biggest central banks like the US Federal Reserve (Fed), the European Central Bank (ECB) or the Bank of England (BoE), the mandate is to keep inflation close to 2%.

A central bank has one important tool at its disposal to get inflation higher or lower, and that is by tweaking its benchmark policy rate, commonly known as interest rate. On pre-communicated moments, the central bank will issue a statement with its policy rate and provide additional reasoning on why it is either remaining or changing (cutting or hiking) it. Local banks will adjust their savings and lending rates accordingly, which in turn will make it either harder or easier for people to earn on their savings or for companies to take out loans and make investments in their businesses. When the central bank hikes interest rates substantially, this is called monetary tightening. When it is cutting its benchmark rate, it is called monetary easing.

A central bank is often politically independent. Members of the central bank policy board are passing through a series of panels and hearings before being appointed to a policy board seat. Each member in that board often has a certain conviction on how the central bank should control inflation and the subsequent monetary policy. Members that want a very loose monetary policy, with low rates and cheap lending, to boost the economy substantially while being content to see inflation slightly above 2%, are called 'doves'. Members that rather want to see higher rates to reward savings and want to keep a lit on inflation at all time are called 'hawks' and will not rest until inflation is at or just below 2%.

Normally, there is a chairman or president who leads each meeting, needs to create a consensus between the hawks or doves and has his or her final say when it would come down to a vote split to avoid a 50-50 tie on whether the current policy should be adjusted. The chairman will deliver speeches which often can be followed live, where the current monetary stance and outlook is being communicated. A central bank will try to push forward its monetary policy without triggering violent swings in rates, equities, or its currency. All members of the central bank will channel their stance toward the markets in advance of a policy meeting event. A few days before a policy meeting takes place until the new policy has been communicated, members are forbidden to talk publicly. This is called the blackout period.


Date

Created

 : 2025.06.25

Update

Last updated

 : 2025.06.25

Related articles


Show more

FXStreet

Financial media

arrow
FXStreet

FXStreet is a forex information website, delivering market analysis and news articles 24/7.
It features a number of articles contributed by well-known analysts, in addition to the ones by its editorial team.
Founded in 2000 by Francesc Riverola, a Spanish economist, it has grown to become a world-renowned information website.

Was this article helpful?

We hope you find this article useful. Any comments or suggestions will be greatly appreciated.  
We are also looking for writers with extensive experience in forex and crypto to join us.

please contact us at [email protected].

Thank you for your feedback.
Thank you for your feedback.

Most viewed

Powell hearing brings little new information - Commerzbank

Yesterday's eagerly awaited semi-annual hearing of Fed Chairman Jerome Powell before the US House of Representatives revealed little that was new.
New
update2025.06.25 19:36

Canadian inflation remains acceptably low - Commerzbank

Yesterday's Canadian inflation figures were broadly in line with expectations, with the only deviation being the non-seasonally adjusted month-on-month headline rate, which was slightly higher than expected, Commerzbank's FX analyst Michael Pfister notes.
New
update2025.06.25 19:31

USD/CNH: Any decline is unlikely to reach 7.1450 - UOB Group

Room for US Dollar (USD) to continue to edge lower against Chinese Yuan (CNH), but any decline is unlikely to reach 7.1450. In the longer run, there has been a tentative buildup in momentum; USD is likely to edge lower toward 7.1450, UOB Group's FX analysts Quek Ser Leang and Peter Chia note.
New
update2025.06.25 19:16

USD/CNH pressures key 7.16 support - Société Générale

USD/CNH remains under pressure after surrendering its 50-DMA in May, with bearish momentum persisting. The pair is testing key support at 7.16, and a decisive break lower could open the door to deeper losses toward 7.13 and 7.10, Société Générale's FX analysts note.
New
update2025.06.25 19:06

USD/JPY: Set to retest 144.50 before a more sustained recovery - UOB Group

There is a chance for US Dollar (USD) to retest 144.50 before a more sustained recovery can be expected. In the longer run, USD appears to have moved into a range trading phase between 143.50 and 146.50, UOB Group's FX analysts Quek Ser Leang and Peter Chia note.
New
update2025.06.25 18:59

US Dollar Index (DXY) returns above 98.00 as investors digest the Middle East truce

The US Dollar is trading with minor gains on Wednesday, trimming losses after a nearly 1.30% decline on the previous two days.
New
update2025.06.25 18:57

AUD/USD: Taking cues from USD, risk sentiment - OCBC

Australian Dollar (AUD) slipped modestly in early trade after May CPI came in lower at 2.1% y/y (vs. expectations of 2.3%). AUD was last seen at 0.65 levels, OCBC's FX analysts Frances Cheung and Christopher Wong note.
New
update2025.06.25 18:55

NZD/USD: Expected to trade in a range - UOB Group

New Zealand Dollar (NZD) is expected to trade in a range against US Dollar (USD), most likely between 0.5975 and 0.6040.
New
update2025.06.25 18:52

AUD/USD wobbles around 0.6500, soft Australian CPI pave way for interest rate cuts

The AUD/USD pair trades in a tight range around 0.6500 during the European trading session on Wednesday.
New
update2025.06.25 18:48

Silver price today: Silver falls, according to FXStreet data

Silver prices (XAG/USD) fell on Wednesday, according to FXStreet data.
New
update2025.06.25 18:33

Disclaimer:arw

All information and content provided on this website is provided for informational purposes only and is not intended to solicit any investment. Although all efforts are made in order to ensure that the information is correct, no guarantee is provided for the accuracy of any content on this website. Any decision made shall be the responsibility of the investor and Myforex does not take any responsibility whatsoever regarding the use of any information provided herein.

The content provided on this website belongs to Myforex and, where stated, the relevant licensors. All rights are reserved by Myforex and the relevant licensors, and no content of this website, whether in full or in part, shall be copied or displayed elsewhere without the explicit written permission of the relevant copyright holder. If you wish to use any part of the content provided on this website, please ensure that you contact Myforex.

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • LINE

Myforex uses cookies to improve the convenience and functionality of this website. This website may include cookies not only by us but also by third parties (advertisers, log analysts, etc.) for the purpose of tracking the activities of users. Cookie policy

I agree
share
Share
Cancel