# China uses yuan as olive branch in US trade talks | Reuters

> China is using yuan strength as a goodwill signal in US trade talks, with the currency trading at a 2025 high of 7.1260 per dollar. The yuan has reversed course against the dollar since April. The report links the currency move to the diplomatic context.

- Date: 2025-09-03 · published 2025-09-03T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region China · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/23113-china-uses-yuan-as-olive-branch-in-us-trade-talks-reuters
- Commodities: [Chinese Yuan (CNY per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDCNY.md)

## Why it matters

A stronger yuan can ease China's import costs and may signal a willingness to make trade concessions, which could support future US farm purchases. The impact on commodity prices depends on whether the trade talks produce concrete purchase commitments.

## Read by commodity

- USDCNY: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| USDCNY | 2023-06-27 | [China steps in to stem yuan slide, shore up confidence \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10488-china-steps-in-to-stem-yuan-slide-shore-up-confidence-reuters.md) | +0.0% | -1.4% |
| USDCNY | 2019-01-11 | [Yuan rallies to five year highs as US-China deal on trade gathers momentum \| The National](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61313-yuan-rallies-to-five-year-highs-as-us-china-deal-on-trade-gathers-momentum-the.md) | -0.2% | +0.0% |
| USDCNY | 2024-01-22 | [Exclusive: China moves to support yuan as stock markets tumble \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32350-exclusive-china-moves-to-support-yuan-as-stock-markets-tumble-reuters.md) | -0.2% | -0.0% |
| USDCNY | 2022-11-01 | [China's yuan bounces from 15-year low as dollar bulls retreat \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38900-china-s-yuan-bounces-from-15-year-low-as-dollar-bulls-retreat-reuters.md) | -1.1% | -3.0% |
| USDCNY | 2017-09-21 | [China's yuan inches up as post-Fed US dollar rally fades - The Business Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69189-china-s-yuan-inches-up-as-post-fed-us-dollar-rally-fades-the-business-times.md) | +1.1% | +0.6% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/markets/europe/china-uses-yuan-olive-branch-us-trade-talks-2025-09-03/

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