How to Use renminbi in a Sentence

renminbi

plural noun
  • In the last twelve months, the renminbi, also known as the yuan, has gained 12% versus the dollar.
    Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 1 June 2021
  • That in turn would pressure the yuan, also known as the renminbi.
    Quentin Webb, WSJ, 22 May 2022
  • Trump has long complained that the renminbi is too weak and the dollar too strong.
    Washington Post, 5 Aug. 2019
  • This is not to say that China won’t turn on a dime and start trying to drive down the value of the renminbi again.
    Reihan Salam, Slate Magazine, 14 Apr. 2017
  • The offshore Chinese renminbi has fallen as much as 7.3% against the dollar since the start of the year.
    Julia-Ambra Verlaine, WSJ, 24 May 2022
  • The renminbi is near its strongest point against the U.S. dollar since mid-2018.
    New York Times, 8 June 2021
  • On Tuesday, the renminbi had lost a little more ground against the dollar.
    Matt Phillips, The Seattle Times, 18 Sep. 2018
  • The dollar is more attractive and stable than the euro, the rupee, the yen, or the renminbi.
    Ro Khanna, Foreign Affairs, 20 Dec. 2022
  • The Wall Street Journal did a piece on the digital renminbi.
    Brendan Ahern, Forbes, 6 Apr. 2021
  • The yuan, also known as the renminbi, has been slipping steadily against the dollar since April.
    WSJ, 7 Nov. 2018
  • Of course, China right now is working very hard to keep the renminbi from falling.
    Bess Levin, The Hive, 16 Jan. 2017
  • How much has the Trump family made, and where, and who has paid them, right down to the last ruble, renminbi, manat, shekel, peso, and loonie?
    Kevin Baker, The New Republic, 17 May 2018
  • A number of factors are putting downward pressure on the yuan, also known as the renminbi.
    Mary Hui, Quartz, 14 Sep. 2022
  • Reserves are mostly held in euros, gold and the Chinese yuan, also known as the renminbi.
    Michael Taylor, San Antonio Express-News, 9 Mar. 2022
  • The renminbi has risen 2.2 percent against the dollar since the start of this year, making each only a fraction of a penny more valuable.
    New York Times, 8 June 2021
  • The mainland Chinese renminbi sunk to its lowest point relative to the dollar in more than a decade, as the U.S.-China trade war mounted.
    Alan Murray, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2019
  • Beijing is keen to boost international use of the yuan, which is also known as the renminbi.
    Quentin Webb, WSJ, 27 Oct. 2022
  • The Asia dollar index fell overnight, though China’s renminbi was off more falling to 6.94.
    Brendan Ahern, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2023
  • China’s currency, also known as the renminbi, has shed 11% of its value against the dollar so far this year.
    WSJ, 29 Sep. 2022
  • The renminbi fell in value earlier this year to its lowest level in 16 years.
    Joy Dong, New York Times, 28 Nov. 2023
  • The renminbi cannot save Russia’s own currency, the ruble.
    New York Times, 11 Mar. 2022
  • The latest selloff in the yuan, also known as the renminbi, was partly a result of the U.S. dollar’s continued march higher.
    Matthew Thomas, WSJ, 23 Aug. 2022
  • That reverses the labelling last summer, and led the Chinese renminbi to rise to a five-month high against the dollar in early morning trading in Asia.
    Alan Murray, Fortune, 14 Jan. 2020
  • Dollars, pounds, euros, yen and renminbi are better means of payment, stores of value and things in themselves.
    Bill Harris, Recode, 24 Apr. 2018
  • The global yuan China has tried to encourage more global use of the renminbi as an alternative to the U.S. dollar for over a decade.
    Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 19 June 2023
  • Tourists can also pay in Hong Kong dollars and not convert their money to Chinese renminbi.
    Olivia Wang, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2024
  • And that weakness of the renminbi has helped sustain China’s exports, which support tens of millions of Chinese jobs.
    Joy Dong, New York Times, 28 Nov. 2023
  • All while foreign investors’ appetite for Chinese bonds grows and the renminbi sees a modest rally against the dollar.
    Daniel Tenreiro, National Review, 19 Oct. 2020
  • In the meantime, traders could rely more heavily on other currencies to execute the trade, including the Swiss franc, the Mexican peso and the Chinese renminbi, Osborne said.
    Brian Evans, CNBC, 9 Aug. 2024
  • The share of global foreign exchange reserves held in renminbi has stagnated, staying under three percent.
    Eswar Prasad, Foreign Affairs, 18 June 2024

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