
The yuan dipped to a more than three-week low against the dollar before rebounding as China's April manufacturing data showed a second straight month of expansion. The PBOC set a weaker-than-expected fixing, and the Fed signaled it was not rushing to cut rates.
Mainland markets were closed for the Labor Day holiday.
Stronger Chinese factory activity supports import demand for feed inputs, but the yuan move itself was small and range-bound. The firm dollar on Fed signals is a minor headwind for dollar-priced commodities.
After 169 past neutral macro events, USDCNY moved a median +0.0% over 5 sessions (50% higher; middle half -0.3% to +0.2%), and -0.0% 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.