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The onshore yuan fell to 7.24 per dollar on March 22, its weakest since November 2023, before state-owned banks stepped in and the currency recovered by the close. Traders linked the sell-off to expectations of monetary easing and a weaker yen.
Yuan weakness raises the cost of imported feed commodities for Chinese buyers, which can slow purchases. The intervention limited the move, so the price impact on feed markets is small.
reuters.comMar 22, 2024After 398 past bullish macro events, Chinese Yuan (CNY per USD) moved a median +0.0% over 5 sessions (56% higher; middle half -0.3% to +0.5%), and +0.0% 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.
