
ING's Asia FX Outlook for 2024 says Asian currencies lost ground to the US dollar in 2023, with the ringgit the weakest at more than 5.5% lower. It expects partial recovery in 2024 but flags event risks from soft Chinese growth and elections, including Taiwan in January.
Expected Asian currency recovery would lower the local-currency cost of dollar-priced feed imports across the region. Chinese growth risks could also soften demand for feed ingredients.
After 169 past neutral macro events, Chinese Yuan (CNY per USD) moved a median +0.0% over 5 sessions (50% higher; middle half -0.3% to +0.2%), and -0.0% over 20.
Not enough comparable past events yet for a historical read.
After 359 past neutral macro events, US Dollar (Broad) moved a median -0.0% over 5 sessions (49% higher; middle half -0.4% to +0.4%), 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.