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China has stabilised the yuan through coordinated state bank buying and informal guidance to bankers, rather than the large reserve-burning intervention used in 2015. Interviews with 28 market participants described at least two dozen steered trading actions this year to resist downward pressure.
The approach has prevented a disorderly slide but has also reduced trading volumes in parts of the FX market.
Managed currency stability keeps Chinese import demand for feed ingredients steadier than a disorderly devaluation would. The policy has little direct effect on commodity prices.
investing.comJan 1, 2024
reuters.comDec 30, 2023
thehindu.comReutersJan 2, 2024After 42 past neutral policy events, Chinese Yuan (CNY per USD) moved a median -0.0% over 5 sessions (50% higher; middle half -0.3% to +0.4%), and -0.2% 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.
