# Dollar falls as yuan fix lifts risk currencies, Georgia elections in focus

> The dollar fell against a basket of major currencies on Tuesday after China set its yuan midpoint up 1%, the largest upward adjustment since 2005. US Senate runoff elections in Georgia also drew attention, and US stocks rebounded.

- Date: 2021-01-05 · published 2021-01-05T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/12069-dollar-falls-as-yuan-fix-lifts-risk-currencies-georgia-elections-in-focus
- Commodities: [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md), [Chinese Yuan (CNY per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDCNY.md)

## Why it matters

A weaker dollar and firmer yuan tend to support dollar-denominated commodity prices and risk currencies, which can lift demand sentiment for feed grains and oilseeds.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bearish ▼
- USDCNY: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2022-12-07 | [Dollar falls against major currencies amid economy concerns; yuan strengthens \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6576-dollar-falls-against-major-currencies-amid-economy-concerns-yuan-strengthens.md) | -1.0% | -0.7% |
| DXY | 2026-01-27 | [Dollar sinks to four-year low as intervention risk lifts yen](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21293-dollar-sinks-to-four-year-low-as-intervention-risk-lifts-yen.md) | +0.3% | -0.1% |
| DXY | 2022-09-12 | [Latam currencies rally as dollar weakens ahead of U.S. inflation data](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39788-latam-currencies-rally-as-dollar-weakens-ahead-of-u-s-inflation-data.md) | +0.9% | +2.8% |
| DXY | 2020-05-18 | [Dollar struggles as rising oil prices lift commodity currencies](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53034-dollar-struggles-as-rising-oil-prices-lift-commodity-currencies.md) | -1.0% | -2.9% |
| DXY | 2020-02-25 | [U.S. dollar falls as expectations of a Fed rate cut rise \| Financial Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54775-u-s-dollar-falls-as-expectations-of-a-fed-rate-cut-rise-financial-post.md) | -0.5% | +7.4% |
| USDCNY | 2026-03-13 | [Yuan Holds Up As Risk-Off Lifts The Dollar - Finimize](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11471-yuan-holds-up-as-risk-off-lifts-the-dollar-finimize.md) | +0.4% | -0.5% |
| USDCNY | 2022-12-07 | [Dollar falls against major currencies amid economy concerns; yuan strengthens \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6576-dollar-falls-against-major-currencies-amid-economy-concerns-yuan-strengthens.md) | -0.7% | -1.6% |
| USDCNY | 2017-07-31 | [Emerging Asian currencies edge up as dollar sinks; yuan heads for third straight monthly gain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70202-emerging-asian-currencies-edge-up-as-dollar-sinks-yuan-heads-for-third-straight.md) | -0.1% | -1.3% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-forex/dollar-on-backfoot-as-yuan-fix-boosts-risk-currencies-idUSKBN29A02O/?il=0

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