Forex Zambia
1 USD = 6.7173 CNY
Indicative rate, updated 7 hours ago. Not a live dealing rate - confirm with your broker before trading.
A live technical-analysis reading for USD/CNY, from Strong Sell to Strong Buy, updated automatically by TradingView. Forex has no reliable, freely-published Fear & Greed Index the way stocks or crypto do, so this momentum-based gauge is shown instead.
USD/CNY tracks the US Dollar against the Chinese Yuan. China is one of Zambia's largest trading partners and the main buyer of its copper, so moves in this pair - and in China's broader currency management - feed through to copper prices and, indirectly, to the Kwacha.
Rates shown here are indicative only, sourced periodically rather than streamed live. Confirm the exact rate with your bank or broker before converting funds or opening a trade.
Latest
6.7132
25 Sep 2026
Highest on record
8.3702
9 Jun 2004
Lowest on record
6.0428
14 Jan 2014
12-month average
6.8948
6.6954 – 7.1400
Over the past year USD/CNY has fallen 5.77%, meaning the USD has weakened against the CNY. In the last 30 days it has moved down 0.11%. Across the last 12 months it traded between 6.6954 and 7.1400. Its highest level in the available history (since 2000) was 8.3702 on 9 Jun 2004, and its lowest was 6.0428 on 14 Jan 2014.
Based on daily data from 13 Jan 2000 to 25 Sep 2026. Source: ECB reference rates (via Frankfurter). A rising rate means the USD is strengthening against the CNY. Past performance does not predict future results.
A pair's price is one currency's value measured against another, so the economy behind each side matters.
United States · Federal Reserve (Fed) · Free float
The US Dollar is the world's dominant reserve and trading currency. It sits on one side of roughly nine in ten forex trades, and most commodities, including copper, are priced in it.
China · People's Bank of China (PBoC) · Managed float (daily fixing with a trading band)
The Yuan is the currency of the world's largest exporter and second-largest economy. It is tightly managed: the PBoC sets a daily reference rate and allows trading within a band around it.
The US Dollar is a traditional safe haven. In periods of market stress, investors tend to move money into it, which often pushes it higher against the Chinese Yuan (Renminbi) even when local economic data is unchanged.
The Chinese Yuan (Renminbi) is an emerging or frontier-market currency. Compared with a major reserve currency, its market is thinner, so shifts in global risk appetite, Dollar liquidity and capital flows can move it faster and further than fundamentals alone would suggest.
Central-bank policy matters on both sides: the Federal Reserve (Fed) and the People's Bank of China (PBoC). When one of them is expected to keep interest rates higher than the other, that currency usually attracts capital and strengthens; a narrowing gap tends to reverse the move.
Typically rises with the Dollar
Usually moves inversely to the Dollar
Risk-off episodes tend to boost the Dollar
Chinese demand is a key driver of copper, which links the Yuan to Zambia
Sentiment on Chinese assets affects Yuan flows
2005 CNY
China ended its strict peg to the US Dollar and moved to a managed float.
2008 USD
The global financial crisis triggered a surge in safe-haven Dollar demand.
2014–15 USD
The Fed signalled tighter policy while other central banks eased, driving a powerful Dollar rally.
2015 CNY
A surprise devaluation of the daily fixing rattled global markets.
2019 CNY
Trade-war escalation pushed USD/CNY above 7.0 for the first time in over a decade.
2020 USD
In March 2020 a global "dash for Dollars" sent the currency sharply higher before the Fed flooded markets with liquidity.
2022 USD
The fastest Fed hiking cycle in decades pushed the Dollar to a roughly 20-year high, including parity with the Euro.
China is Zambia's largest copper customer and a major lender, so the Yuan's direction and Chinese demand feed into Zambian export earnings, debt-service costs and, ultimately, the Kwacha.
Compare brokers offering these pairs →Most active: New York session (and the London–New York overlap) • Asian session
1 USD is worth about 6.7173 CNY (indicative, updated 7 hours ago). Always confirm the exact rate with your bank or broker before you convert or trade.
In the data we track (since 13 Jan 2000), USD/CNY peaked at 8.3702 on 9 Jun 2004 and bottomed at 6.0428 on 14 Jan 2014.
USD/CNY is influenced by the relative strength of the US Dollar and the Chinese Yuan (Renminbi). Key factors include: Federal Reserve interest-rate policy, US inflation and jobs data, PBoC daily fixing and policy, US–China trade relations. See the sections above for the full list.
Activity and liquidity are typically highest during: New York session (and the London–New York overlap) • Asian session. Spreads are usually tighter when the relevant markets are open.
USD/CNY can be more volatile or carry wider spreads than the major pairs, so it usually suits experienced traders better. If you are new, start with a demo account and a major pair. Trading forex carries a high risk of loss.
This page is educational and is not investment advice. Rates, statistics and commentary are indicative and may contain errors or be out of date. Forex and CFD trading carries a high risk of loss.