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China's central bank scrapped the 20% reserve requirement on forex forward contracts from March 2 to encourage dollar buying and slow the yuan's rapid rise. The move came after the yuan hit a near three-year high, and the PBOC also set a weaker-than-expected trading band midpoint.
The measure is a direct policy effort to slow yuan appreciation, which pressures exporters and could support USD demand in China. A slower yuan rise keeps the dollar cost of Chinese imports, including feed ingredients, from falling as quickly.
nst.com.myReutersMar 15, 2026After 31 past bullish policy events, Chinese Yuan (CNY per USD) moved a median -0.2% over 5 sessions (42% higher; middle half -0.4% to +0.3%), and -0.1% 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.
