
The People's Bank of China cut its one-year medium-term lending rate from 3.15% to 2.95% and lowered the reserve requirement ratio by 50 basis points, releasing roughly $42 billion into the banking system. The yuan weakened as a result, and the 10-year government bond yield fell to around 0.04%.
The moves were timed ahead of the first-quarter GDP release.
Monetary easing supports Chinese economic activity and feed demand over time, but lower rates weaken the yuan, which tends to make dollar-priced imports like soybeans and corn more expensive for Chinese buyers.
Tras 398 eventos alcista de macro pasados, Yuan chino (CNY por USD) se movió una mediana de +0,0 % en 5 sesiones (56% al alza; mitad central entre -0,3 % y +0,5 %), y +0,0 % en 20.
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