# Breakfast briefing: China and the US each stumble, but in different ways

> Chinese borrowing retreated amid an economic slowdown, while US producer prices stayed elevated and the US budget deficit widened. US tech stocks also wobbled, and the 10-year Treasury yield was cited at 5.15%.

- Date: 2026-11-15 · published 2026-11-15T21:11:18.823Z
- Category: macro · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/101805-breakfast-briefing-china-and-the-us-each-stumble-but-in-different-ways
- Commodities: [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md)

## Why it matters

Slowing Chinese credit growth can weaken demand for imported feed ingredients, while elevated US yields and a wider deficit support the dollar. Both factors add to uncertainty for feed commodity pricing.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2017-01-08 | [China and the Fed: how different this time?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10768-china-and-the-fed-how-different-this-time.md) | -0.3% | -1.6% |
| DXY | 2019-12-05 | [USD: A different kind of decline \| articles \| ING THINK](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55761-usd-a-different-kind-of-decline-articles-ing-think.md) | -0.5% | -1.5% |
| DXY | 2018-02-26 | [The one interest rate differential that is driving the US dollar \| ING THINK](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66696-the-one-interest-rate-differential-that-is-driving-the-us-dollar-ing-think.md) | +0.6% | -0.3% |
| DXY | 2025-05-13 | [UOB: The US dollar continues to weaken, reaching 26,300 VND in Q3.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24990-uob-the-us-dollar-continues-to-weaken-reaching-26-300-vnd-in-q3.md) | -0.9% | -2.0% |
| DXY | 2019-06-07 | [Fed easing and the dollar: Necessary, but not sufficient \| articles \| ING THINK](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58788-fed-easing-and-the-dollar-necessary-but-not-sufficient-articles-ing-think.md) | -0.3% | -0.7% |

## Sources

- interest.co.nz: https://www.interest.co.nz/economy/141090/chinese-slowdown-sees-borrowing-retreat-us-ppi-stays-very-elevated-us-budget-deficit

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