The USD/CNY pair rose to 6.6145, its highest level since December 19. The yuan has fallen since the PBOC refrained from raising rates after a Fed hike and cut the reserve requirement ratio for some banks.
Analysts see the central bank increasingly favoring a weaker currency to cushion the impact of Trump's trade measures.
A weaker yuan raises the cost of dollar-priced US farm imports for China, potentially reducing purchases of soybeans and feed ingredients. The currency move is a signal of trade-war pressure on Chinese import demand.
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.
USD/CNY rose to its highest since December as the PBOC did not follow the Fed's hike and cut the reserve requirement ratio, a policy divergence that weakened the yuan.