
The British pound fell nearly 10 percent against the dollar in a brief flash crash during Asian trading, hitting a 31-year low after the Brexit vote. The offshore yuan weakened to a nine-month low around the same time as Beijing tried to contain depreciation bets.
Economists said London's status as a financial hub was unlikely to be affected.
Currency volatility in sterling and the yuan changes the cost of dollar-priced feed imports for European and Chinese buyers. The effect on grain prices is mainly indirect through exchange rates.
Todavía no hay suficientes eventos comparables pasados para una lectura histórica.
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.
Variaciones de la referencia de cada materia prima desde el último cierre antes del evento. Las lecturas históricas agrupan eventos pasados del mismo tipo; describen lo ocurrido, no lo que ocurrirá. No es asesoramiento de inversión.
The pound flash crash and the offshore yuan's nine-month low during the holiday closure increased risk aversion and depreciation pressure, which was likely priced in when onshore markets reopened.