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China cut its five-year loan prime rate for mortgages from 4.20% to 3.95%, its largest ever cut to the mortgage reference rate, to revive the property market. The yuan fell to its weakest level against the dollar since November 2023 after the announcement, and state banks sold dollars to slow the decline.
A weaker yuan raises the cost of imported goods for China and can shift the currency's effect on Chinese demand for soybeans and meal. Stimulus aimed at property could lift demand for feed-intensive meat over time, but the near-term price effect is mainly currency driven.
reuters.comFeb 20, 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.
