# China and the Fed: how different this time?

> Gavyn Davies of the Financial Times compares the 2015-2016 market turbulence over China and the Fed with current conditions. He argues that markets recovered quickly after the Fed and Chinese policy shifts of early 2016, and he frames the year ahead as the key question.

- Date: 2017-01-08 · published 2017-01-08T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region China · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/10768-china-and-the-fed-how-different-this-time
- Commodities: [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md)

## Why it matters

The comparison suggests Fed policy and China's currency management remain linked drivers of global risk appetite and dollar strength. Those forces can move commodity prices through currency and financing channels.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2018-08-22 | [So much for China risk - Asia Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10042-so-much-for-china-risk-asia-times.md) | -0.5% | -0.2% |
| 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 | 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% |
| DXY | 2018-09-26 | [A crucial Fed meeting for the dollar \| articles \| ING THINK](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63240-a-crucial-fed-meeting-for-the-dollar-articles-ing-think.md) | +0.2% | +1.5% |
| DXY | 2018-02-23 | [Chinese yuan against the dollar: China currency appreciation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66714-chinese-yuan-against-the-dollar-china-currency-appreciation.md) | +0.6% | -0.6% |

## Sources

- ft.com: https://www.ft.com/content/72c8eb3c-daf4-3dbf-a986-567bf91e3269

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