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China Foreign Exchange Reserves
The foreign reserves of China encompass foreign currency holdings, special drawing rights (SDRs), IMF reserve positions, and gold held by the People's Bank of China. They represent the country's international liquidity buffer.
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Why Foreign Exchange Reserves matters for CNY
A large reserves buffer increases confidence in the cny by demonstrating the People's Bank of China's capacity to meet external obligations and intervene in FX markets. Reserves below 3 months of import cover are often cited as a vulnerability threshold.
How to interpret this series
Increasing foreign reserves are cny-positive as they signal financial strength and intervention capacity. A sustained draw-down of reserves can trigger speculative attacks on the cny.
Historical Foreign Exchange Reserves
Source: PBoC. Cadence: Monthly. Unit: USD bn. Coverage metadata updating.
Recent announcements
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Common questions
Editorial context for readers and AI agents using this page as a cited country indicator source.
How often is China Foreign Exchange Reserves updated?
Foreign Exchange Reserves for China is released on a monthly schedule by People's Bank of China (or the relevant national statistics agency). FXMacroData ingests each new value within seconds of the official publication and exposes the exact announcement timestamp on every record.
What unit is Foreign Exchange Reserves reported in?
The series is published in USD bn. The exact unit is also returned on every API response under the indicator metadata.
Where does FXMacroData source China Foreign Exchange Reserves data?
Data is fetched directly from People's Bank of China or the official national statistics publication for China. The source URL is preserved on every announcement record so downstream consumers can trace the value back to its primary release.
How do I query Foreign Exchange Reserves for China via the API?
Issue a GET request to /api/v1/announcements/cny/foreign_reserves?api_key=YOUR_API_KEY. The response contains a chronological list of observations with values, release dates, and announcement timestamps. USD announcement data is public; other currencies require a Professional API key.