# China’s yuan eases ahead of US election, shrugs off strong PMI - Markets - Business Recorder

> The yuan ticked lower against the dollar on October 31 as investors looked past a rise in China's October manufacturing PMI to the US election and China policy risks. Opinion polls show Trump and Harris roughly tied, and Trump has promised tariffs of 60% or more on Chinese goods.

- Date: 2024-10-31 · published 2024-10-31T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region China · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/28077-china-s-yuan-eases-ahead-of-us-election-shrugs-off-strong-pmi-markets-business
- Commodities: [Chinese Yuan (CNY per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDCNY.md), [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md)

## Why it matters

Dollar strength and yuan weakness ahead of the election reflect expected tariff escalation, which could hurt Chinese demand for US soybeans and corn and pressure those prices.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bullish ▲
- USDCNY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| USDCNY | 2024-10-21 | [China’s yuan steady after LPR cuts, eyes on US election - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28080-china-s-yuan-steady-after-lpr-cuts-eyes-on-us-election-markets-business-recorder.md) | +0.3% | +1.9% |
| USDCNY | 2023-04-19 | [China’s yuan softens ahead of key lending rate moves - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36607-china-s-yuan-softens-ahead-of-key-lending-rate-moves-markets-business-recorder.md) | +0.8% | +1.4% |
| USDCNY | 2024-01-31 | [China’s yuan eases after PMI, dragged by falling bond yields - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32348-china-s-yuan-eases-after-pmi-dragged-by-falling-bond-yields-markets-business.md) | +0.2% | +0.3% |
| USDCNY | 2023-03-29 | [China’s yuan eases, market awaits March PMIs for clues on economic recovery - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37087-china-s-yuan-eases-market-awaits-march-pmis-for-clues-on-economic-recovery.md) | +0.1% | +0.9% |
| USDCNY | 2022-06-08 | [China’s yuan eases amid concerns of increasing policy divergence - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41173-china-s-yuan-eases-amid-concerns-of-increasing-policy-divergence-markets.md) | +1.1% | +0.5% |
| DXY | 2021-01-11 | [China's yuan eases to 1-week low to reflect dollar rebound - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49365-china-s-yuan-eases-to-1-week-low-to-reflect-dollar-rebound-markets-business.md) | +0.2% | +0.4% |
| DXY | 2026-08-31 | [Dollar slips ahead of US jobs data - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18078-dollar-slips-ahead-of-us-jobs-data-markets-business-recorder.md) | -0.6% | +1.6% |
| DXY | 2026-06-18 | [China's yuan weakens to one-week low on strong dollar, Fed hike bets weigh - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8413-china-s-yuan-weakens-to-one-week-low-on-strong-dollar-fed-hike-bets-weigh.md) | +1.4% | +1.0% |

## Sources

- brecorder.com: https://www.brecorder.com/news/40329969

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