# China props up renminbi ahead of leadership summit in March

> Chinese regulators are taking steps to keep the renminbi's dollar exchange rate stable, including holding off on short-term rate cuts and keeping the dollar trading band firm. The currency is down 1.4% this year at about 7.1 per dollar, ahead of the March leadership gathering.

- Date: 2024-02-27 · published 2024-02-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region China · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/31895-china-props-up-renminbi-ahead-of-leadership-summit-in-march
- Commodities: [Chinese Yuan (CNY per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDCNY.md)

## Why it matters

Official support for the yuan limits near-term currency weakness, which reduces the pressure on Chinese buyers' import costs for feed ingredients. A stable yuan also means less incentive for Chinese buyers to change purchasing patterns.

## Read by commodity

- USDCNY: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| USDCNY | 2023-10-16 | [What’s driving the renminbi in China? \| Oxford Economics](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33862-what-s-driving-the-renminbi-in-china-oxford-economics.md) | +0.1% | -0.2% |
| USDCNY | 2023-02-01 | [China’s yuan steadies ahead of Fed decision - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37554-china-s-yuan-steadies-ahead-of-fed-decision-markets-business-recorder.md) | +0.5% | +1.7% |
| USDCNY | 2022-03-02 | [China’s recent hands-off approach to renminbi fluctuation could change - Euromoney](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42488-china-s-recent-hands-off-approach-to-renminbi-fluctuation-could-change-euromoney.md) | +0.1% | +0.8% |
| USDCNY | 2017-01-18 | [Macroscope \| China still fighting an uphill battle to stabilise renminbi \| South China Morning Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11876-macroscope-china-still-fighting-an-uphill-battle-to-stabilise-renminbi-south.md) | +0.4% | +0.2% |
| USDCNY | 2023-09-11 | [China issues strong warning against bets on renminbi depreciation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34332-china-issues-strong-warning-against-bets-on-renminbi-depreciation.md) | -0.9% | -0.6% |

## Sources

- ft.com: https://www.ft.com/content/ed990b37-4141-4509-aa59-7c873ecad881?syn-25a6b1a6=1

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