# Chinese yuan tumbles as Donald Trump threatens trade tariffs

> The offshore yuan fell as much as 6.82 per dollar after Trump threatened to raise tariffs on $200bn of Chinese goods from 10% to 25% and add $325bn more. The PBOC lowered its yuan midpoint to its weakest level in two and a half months.

- Date: 2019-05-06 · published 2019-05-06T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region China · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/10428-chinese-yuan-tumbles-as-donald-trump-threatens-trade-tariffs
- Commodities: [Chinese Yuan (CNY per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDCNY.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Renewed tariff threats raise the risk of Chinese retaliation against US farm goods, which weighs on US soybean and feed demand and pressures prices.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bearish ▼
- SOY: bearish ▼
- CORN: bearish ▼
- USDCNY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| USDCNY | 2018-07-20 | [Trump threatens tariffs on all $500 billion of Chinese imports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63946-trump-threatens-tariffs-on-all-500-billion-of-chinese-imports.md) | +0.2% | +1.6% |
| USDCNY | 2019-05-06 | [China stocks, yuan tumble on Trump's fresh tariff threats \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59287-china-stocks-yuan-tumble-on-trump-s-fresh-tariff-threats-reuters.md) | +1.3% | +2.5% |
| USDCNY | 2025-02-28 | [China’s yuan falls to 2-week low after Trump proposes extra tariffs on Chinese exports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26290-china-s-yuan-falls-to-2-week-low-after-trump-proposes-extra-tariffs-on-chinese.md) | -0.5% | -0.3% |
| USDCNY | 2024-11-26 | [Morning Bid: Trump tariff threat jolts Canadian dollar, peso, yuan \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27607-morning-bid-trump-tariff-threat-jolts-canadian-dollar-peso-yuan-reuters.md) | +0.6% | +0.8% |
| USDCNY | 2019-05-13 | [Forex Market: Yuan weakest since December as China adds tariffs](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8441-forex-market-yuan-weakest-since-december-as-china-adds-tariffs.md) | +1.4% | +1.6% |
| SOY | 2018-07-20 | [Trump threatens tariffs on all $500 billion of Chinese imports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63946-trump-threatens-tariffs-on-all-500-billion-of-chinese-imports.md) | +1.8% | +4.7% |
| SOY | 2019-05-06 | [China stocks, yuan tumble on Trump's fresh tariff threats \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59287-china-stocks-yuan-tumble-on-trump-s-fresh-tariff-threats-reuters.md) | -3.9% | +6.0% |
| SOY | 2019-11-01 | [Soybean Prices Dip As Trump's Chinese Tariffs Take Effect](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56103-soybean-prices-dip-as-trump-s-chinese-tariffs-take-effect.md) | +0.9% | -4.4% |

## Sources

- cnbc.com: https://www.cnbc.com/2019/05/06/chinese-yuan-tumbles-as-donald-trump-threatens-trade-tariffs.html

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