China's State Administration of Foreign Exchange has released data on bank foreign exchange settlement and sales for January 2026. According to the statistics, banks settled 2,004.8 billion yuan worth of foreign currency during the month, while sales totaled 1,445.7 billion yuan. In U.S. dollar terms, banks settled $286.3 billion and sold $206.5 billion in January. Additionally, banks recorded 54,722 billion yuan in client-related cross-border receipts and 48,974 billion yuan in client-related cross-border payments during the same period. When measured in U.S. dollars, client-related cross-border receipts amounted to $781.6 billion, while payments reached $699.5 billion.