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The onshore yuan fell to its weakest level in nearly three weeks when mainland markets reopened after a holiday, as the US dollar strengthened broadly. Chinese shares rose to two-year highs on stimulus expectations, while Hong Kong shares pulled back.
A weaker yuan raises the local-currency cost of dollar-priced imports, which can slightly dampen Chinese feed demand at the margin. Dollar strength generally weighs on dollar-denominated commodity prices.
brecorder.comReutersOct 8, 2024After 398 past bullish macro events, Chinese Yuan (CNY per USD) moved a median +0.0% over 5 sessions (56% higher; middle half -0.3% to +0.5%), and +0.0% over 20.
After 2,356 past bullish macro events, US Dollar (Broad) moved a median +0.2% over 5 sessions (60% higher; middle half -0.3% to +0.7%), and +0.4% over 20.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.
Onshore yuan hit a three-week low as mainland markets reopened amid broad dollar strength, a sizable step in the USD/CNY rise.
