
China set its official yuan midpoint at 7.1754 per dollar, the weakest level since Trump's inauguration on January 20. The yuan eased while the dollar index had fallen about 4% that month.
The People's Bank of China is seen keeping currency stability ahead of Trump's early-April review of trade partners' currency policies.
Policy management of the yuan limits how far the currency can move against the dollar, which affects the cost of US commodities for Chinese buyers and their purchasing timing.
After 991 past macro events, Chinese Yuan (CNY per USD) moved a median -0.0% over 5 sessions (49% higher; middle half -0.3% to +0.3%), and -0.1% 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.