
Global stocks and currencies fell after Fed Chair Janet Yellen signaled possible rate hikes. The yuan was among the weakest performers, softening 0.4 percent.
Short-term Chinese funding costs also rose to near 10-year highs ahead of the Lunar New Year.
A firmer US dollar driven by Fed hike expectations and a weaker yuan raise the cost of dollar-denominated feed imports for China.
After 398 past bullish macro events, USDCNY 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, DXY 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.