[Foreign Exchange Administration: Banks settled RMB 1,989.7 billion in foreign exchange and sold RMB 1,609.8 billion in foreign exchange in September] On October 20, statistics from the State Administration of Foreign Exchange showed that in September 2026, banks settled RMB 1,989.7 billion in foreign exchange and sold RMB 1,609.8 billion in foreign exchange. From January to September 2026, the cumulative foreign exchange settlement by banks was 16.3007 billion yuan, and the cumulative foreign exchange sales was 13.5947 billion yuan. In US dollars, in September 2026, banks settled US$294.2 billion in foreign exchange and sold US$238 billion in foreign exchange. From January to September 2026, banks’ cumulative foreign exchange settlement was US$2,377.6 billion, and cumulative foreign exchange sales were US$1,983.5 billion.