
The yuan briefly reached an eight-month high against the dollar on July 1 as the dollar weakened on worries over Trump's spending bill. State banks were reported buying dollars to limit the yuan's gains.
A firmer yuan on dollar weakness can modestly lift Chinese import purchasing power, but state intervention caps the effect on feed commodity prices.
After 362 past bearish macro events, Chinese Yuan (CNY per USD) moved a median -0.1% over 5 sessions (42% higher; middle half -0.4% to +0.1%), and -0.2% over 20.
After 1,637 past bearish macro events, US Dollar (Broad) moved a median -0.2% over 5 sessions (39% higher; middle half -0.6% to +0.3%), and -0.2% 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.