
A UBS foreign exchange strategist said China will keep losing capital and that the yuan will weaken further. He expects China's foreign exchange reserves to fall to $2.7-2.8 trillion by year-end.
Economists polled by Reuters had expected a January reserves drop of about $10.5 billion.
Capital outflows and reserve drawdowns signal continued pressure on the yuan, which tends to lift USD/CNY. A weaker yuan can reduce China's import demand for US and Brazilian feed commodities at the margin.
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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