Offshore RMB hedging costs soar as CNY/CNH basis hits record
Corporates continue to hedge despite price rises as renminbi set to weaken further
Continued downward pressure on the renminbi against the US dollar has driven hedging costs up massively in the offshore market as tight liquidity drives a record basis between the offshore (CNH) and onshore renminbi (CNY) forward rates. Despite these rising costs, China corporates continue to hedge offshore as the CNH market is the only way to risk-manage their US dollar borrowing exposures.
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