# Chinese yuan strengthens to 27-month high against USD Thursday

> The yuan's central parity rate rose to a 27-month high against the dollar on Thursday, after advancing for a fifth straight session. The US dollar index touched a new three-year low of 89.29 after Treasury Secretary Mnuchin said a weaker dollar was welcome.

- Date: 2018-01-25 · published 2018-01-25T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region China · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/11866-chinese-yuan-strengthens-to-27-month-high-against-usd-thursday
- Commodities: [Chinese Yuan (CNY per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDCNY.md), [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md)

## Why it matters

A stronger yuan and weaker dollar make dollar-priced imports cheaper for China and tend to support US commodity prices. Policy comments from US officials are a key driver of the move.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bearish ▼
- USDCNY: bearish ▼

## Linked price moves

| Commodity | Date | Window | Change % | z-score | Why linked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| USDCNY | 2018-01-25 | 1 | -0.7% | -3.1 | On 2018-01-25 the PBOC midpoint hit a 27-month high for a fifth straight session as the dollar index fell to a three-year low after Mnuchin welcomed a weaker dollar, directly driving the CNY per USD decline. |

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| USDCNY | 2017-08-10 | [China’s yuan strengthens to 10-month high against US dollar](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69675-china-s-yuan-strengthens-to-10-month-high-against-us-dollar.md) | +0.3% | -2.8% |
| USDCNY | 2018-02-08 | [Chinese yuan strengthens to new high against USD - Chinadaily.com.cn](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7105-chinese-yuan-strengthens-to-new-high-against-usd-chinadaily-com-cn.md) | +1.3% | +1.2% |
| USDCNY | 2017-09-08 | [Chinese yuan strengthens to near 16-month high against USD - People's Daily Online](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7803-chinese-yuan-strengthens-to-near-16-month-high-against-usd-people-s-daily-online.md) | +1.1% | +2.6% |
| USDCNY | 2018-02-01 | [Chinese yuan strengthens to new high against USD - Xinhua \| English.news.cn](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66716-chinese-yuan-strengthens-to-new-high-against-usd-xinhua-english-news-cn.md) | -0.3% | +1.2% |
| USDCNY | 2019-11-07 | [Chinese yuan strengthens to 7.0008 against USD Thursday - Xinhua \| English.news.cn](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56298-chinese-yuan-strengthens-to-7-0008-against-usd-thursday-xinhua-english-news-cn.md) | +0.3% | +0.5% |
| DXY | 2018-02-08 | [Chinese yuan strengthens to new high against USD - Chinadaily.com.cn](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7105-chinese-yuan-strengthens-to-new-high-against-usd-chinadaily-com-cn.md) | -0.2% | +0.2% |
| DXY | 2017-09-08 | [Chinese yuan strengthens to near 16-month high against USD - People's Daily Online](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7803-chinese-yuan-strengthens-to-near-16-month-high-against-usd-people-s-daily-online.md) | +0.6% | +2.5% |
| DXY | 2018-02-01 | [Chinese yuan strengthens to new high against USD - Xinhua \| English.news.cn](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66716-chinese-yuan-strengthens-to-new-high-against-usd-xinhua-english-news-cn.md) | +0.9% | +1.7% |

## Sources

- ecns.cn: http://www.ecns.cn/business/2018/01-25/290041.shtml

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