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The yuan weakened further despite PBOC efforts to stabilise it, with the currency closing at 6.4743 per dollar, its lowest since January. Trump threatened a 10% tariff on another $200 billion of Chinese imports, on top of a 25% levy on Chinese goods announced earlier and set to take effect July 6.
Analysts attributed the currency decline to escalating trade war fears.
Expanded US tariffs on Chinese imports threaten US agricultural export flows, particularly soybeans, and could shift China's buying elsewhere. A weaker yuan further raises the dollar cost of imports, adding downward pressure on US soybean prices.
scmp.comDaniel Ren19 jun 2018Tras 803 eventos bajista de comercio pasados, Soja se movió una mediana de +0,0 % en 5 sesiones (51% al alza; mitad central entre -1,7 % y +1,7 %), y +0,9 % en 20.
Tras 40 eventos alcista de comercio pasados, Yuan chino (CNY por USD) se movió una mediana de +0,6 % en 5 sesiones (75% al alza; mitad central entre +0,0 % y +1,4 %), y +1,1 % 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.
Tariff threats on another $200bn of Chinese goods on June 19 started the depreciation pressure that carried into the window, but the event falls before the 5-day window.
