# China's yuan inches lower on weak industrial profit data

> The yuan slipped from a seven-month high against the dollar after May industrial profits swung into sharp decline. The PBOC set the midpoint at 7.1627, and the CFETS basket index fell to its lowest since January 2021. US and China reached an agreement to expedite rare earth shipments.

- Date: 2025-06-27 · published 2025-06-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region China · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/24428-china-s-yuan-inches-lower-on-weak-industrial-profit-data
- Commodities: [Chinese Yuan (CNY per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDCNY.md)

## Why it matters

Weak Chinese industrial profits signal softer domestic demand for feed and meat, while the trade-truce progress is a mild positive for future US ag purchases.

## Read by commodity

- USDCNY: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| USDCNY | 2023-04-27 | [China’s yuan edges up on dollar weakness, Q1 industrial profit data - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36606-china-s-yuan-edges-up-on-dollar-weakness-q1-industrial-profit-data-markets.md) | -0.1% | +1.9% |
| USDCNY | 2017-06-01 | [Here’s why China’s yuan spiked higher despite weak Caixin PMI data](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70727-here-s-why-china-s-yuan-spiked-higher-despite-weak-caixin-pmi-data.md) | -0.2% | -0.2% |
| USDCNY | 2021-07-15 | [China's yuan inches higher, GDP data caps gains - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46289-china-s-yuan-inches-higher-gdp-data-caps-gains-markets-business-recorder.md) | -0.0% | +0.1% |
| USDCNY | 2023-07-31 | [China’s yuan inches higher after better-than-expected PMI data - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35259-china-s-yuan-inches-higher-after-better-than-expected-pmi-data-markets-business.md) | +0.3% | +2.0% |
| USDCNY | 2021-11-23 | [China's yuan firms on year-end demand, analysts expect weakness in 2022 \| Financial Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44269-china-s-yuan-firms-on-year-end-demand-analysts-expect-weakness-in-2022.md) | -0.3% | -0.2% |

## Sources

- tradingview.com: https://www.tradingview.com/news/reuters.com,2025:newsml_L1N3SU07J:0-china-s-yuan-inches-lower-on-weak-industrial-profit-data/

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