
The yuan advanced further against the dollar on Friday, though more slowly, as the greenback made a broad recovery after President Trump said he wanted a strong dollar. The onshore yuan was on course for its best week since September 2017, and the PBOC lifted its midpoint for a sixth straight day.
Trump's comments lifted the dollar, while the yuan's steady gains reduce the cost of dollar-priced imports for China. The mixed signals leave the net effect on grain and oilseed prices modest.
After 362 past bearish macro events, Chinese Yuan (CNY per USD) moved a median -0.1% over 5 sessions (42% higher; middle half -0.4% to +0.1%), and -0.2% 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.