# What's really going on with China's economy?

> The yuan has fallen about 9% against the US dollar since April. The decline is partly attributed to rising US interest rates, which make dollar assets more attractive to investors.

- Date: 2018-08-24 · published 2018-08-24T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region China · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/10041-what-s-really-going-on-with-china-s-economy
- Commodities: [Chinese Yuan (CNY per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDCNY.md), [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md)

## Why it matters

A weaker yuan can slow Chinese feed demand growth by raising import costs for US and Brazilian commodities. Higher US rates also strengthen the dollar, which typically weighs on dollar-priced grain.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bullish ▲
- USDCNY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| USDCNY | 2022-04-29 | [Renminbi on course for steepest monthly fall as China’s economy slows](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42067-renminbi-on-course-for-steepest-monthly-fall-as-china-s-economy-slows.md) | +0.4% | +1.7% |
| USDCNY | 2016-12-29 | [What Is China Trying to Do With Its Currency?    - WSJ](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73691-what-is-china-trying-to-do-with-its-currency-wsj.md) | -1.0% | -1.1% |
| USDCNY | 2022-12-06 | [Will the Chinese yuan fall with the economy? \| IG Bank Switzerland](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6580-will-the-chinese-yuan-fall-with-the-economy-ig-bank-switzerland.md) | +0.2% | -1.1% |
| USDCNY | 2017-09-21 | [Across The Border \| Why Beijing’s tight grip on the economy is bad news for the yuan \| South China Morning Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69190-across-the-border-why-beijing-s-tight-grip-on-the-economy-is-bad-news-for-the.md) | +1.1% | +0.6% |
| USDCNY | 2022-06-10 | [China's renminbi will likely remain weak for the rest of 2022 \| Oxford Economics](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41170-china-s-renminbi-will-likely-remain-weak-for-the-rest-of-2022-oxford-economics.md) | +0.2% | +0.4% |
| DXY | 2022-12-15 | [U.S. soybean futures fall; corn, wheat firm with focus on economy \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5520-u-s-soybean-futures-fall-corn-wheat-firm-with-focus-on-economy-reuters.md) | +0.4% | -2.2% |
| DXY | 2016-12-29 | [What Is China Trying to Do With Its Currency?    - WSJ](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73691-what-is-china-trying-to-do-with-its-currency-wsj.md) | -1.0% | -2.1% |
| DXY | 2022-07-15 | [What the dollar's surge means for the economy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40692-what-the-dollar-s-surge-means-for-the-economy.md) | -0.9% | -2.7% |

## Sources

- money.cnn.com: https://money.cnn.com/2018/08/24/news/economy/china-economy-trade-war/index.html

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