# US presses China to let yuan strengthen – but avoids controversial label

> The US Treasury urged China to let the yuan appreciate in a timely and orderly manner, calling it substantially undervalued and criticising a lack of transparency in its exchange-rate policy. Washington stopped short of labelling China a currency manipulator but said it could do so later.

- Date: 2026-02-01 · published 2026-02-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region China · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/21285-us-presses-china-to-let-yuan-strengthen-but-avoids-controversial-label
- Commodities: [Chinese Yuan (CNY per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDCNY.md)

## Why it matters

Pressure for yuan appreciation could gradually lower China's import costs for dollar-priced commodities, though the report itself does not change trade flows. The implications for feed prices are indirect.

## Read by commodity

- USDCNY: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| USDCNY | 2019-05-17 | [China's central bank won't let yuan weaken past 7 to the dollar-sources](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59283-china-s-central-bank-won-t-let-yuan-weaken-past-7-to-the-dollar-sources.md) | +0.4% | +0.6% |
| USDCNY | 2017-01-09 | [Goldman Sachs Sees China Using Fixing to Strengthen Currency - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10766-goldman-sachs-sees-china-using-fixing-to-strengthen-currency-bloomberg.md) | -0.3% | -0.5% |
| USDCNY | 2026-02-01 | [Beijing urged to let renminbi strengthen](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21283-beijing-urged-to-let-renminbi-strengthen.md) | -0.2% | -1.0% |
| USDCNY | 2022-04-27 | [China economy: Central bank tries to slow weakening yuan vs US dollar](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4947-china-economy-central-bank-tries-to-slow-weakening-yuan-vs-us-dollar.md) | +0.8% | +1.5% |
| USDCNY | 2023-07-06 | [China's yuan firms as central bank pledges again to stabilize currency](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35262-china-s-yuan-firms-as-central-bank-pledges-again-to-stabilize-currency.md) | -1.1% | -0.8% |

## Sources

- scmp.com: https://www.scmp.com/economy/global-economy/article/3341801/us-presses-china-let-yuan-strengthen-avoids-currency-manipulator-label

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