
The yuan rebounded on Sept. 6 from a more than two-year low after the PBOC cut the FX reserve requirement and set firmer-than-expected midpoint fixes.
The onshore yuan had lost over 2% against the dollar in August amid dollar strength and a slowing economy.
Official efforts to slow yuan depreciation support Chinese import purchasing power, but analysts expect the currency to test 7 per dollar, which keeps dollar-priced feed imports relatively expensive.
After 50 past bearish policy events, Chinese Yuan (CNY per USD) moved a median -0.1% over 5 sessions (46% higher; middle half -0.4% to +0.4%), and -0.0% over 20.
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Directly describes the Sept. 6 yuan move: a rebound from the two-year low after the PBOC cut the FX reserve ratio and set firmer-than-expected fixes, which reversed the CNY per USD level.