# As China's yuan drops through 7 again, the dollar is in the driver's seat

> China's heavily managed yuan fell to multi-month lows and broke below the 7-per-dollar level. Analysts attribute more of the weakness to Federal Reserve policy and dollar strength than to China's own economic slowdown.

- Date: 2023-05-18 · published 2023-05-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region China · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/36175-as-china-s-yuan-drops-through-7-again-the-dollar-is-in-the-driver-s-seat
- Commodities: [Chinese Yuan (CNY per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDCNY.md), [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md)

## Why it matters

A weaker yuan raises the cost of dollar-priced commodity imports for China, which can slow purchases of US and Brazilian feed grains. The move mainly reflects dollar strength, so its direct effect on feed prices is limited.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bullish ▲
- USDCNY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| USDCNY | 2018-11-01 | [China’s Yuan Drops to a Decade-Low, 7 Per Dollar Now in Sight](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62762-china-s-yuan-drops-to-a-decade-low-7-per-dollar-now-in-sight.md) | -0.8% | -0.3% |
| USDCNY | 2018-07-20 | [China’s yuan falls against dollar, helping exporters \| The Seattle Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64270-china-s-yuan-falls-against-dollar-helping-exporters-the-seattle-times.md) | +0.2% | +1.6% |
| USDCNY | 2022-05-31 | [In Depth: Behind the Yuan’s Tumble Against the Dollar - Caixin Global](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41602-in-depth-behind-the-yuan-s-tumble-against-the-dollar-caixin-global.md) | -0.7% | +0.1% |
| USDCNY | 2019-06-11 | [For China's yuan, the path toward 7 per dollar is now wide open \| The Straits Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58818-for-china-s-yuan-the-path-toward-7-per-dollar-is-now-wide-open-the-straits-times.md) | -0.1% | -0.6% |
| USDCNY | 2022-09-29 | [CNY/USD: Why China’s Yuan Hit Record Lows Against the Dollar - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7207-cny-usd-why-china-s-yuan-hit-record-lows-against-the-dollar-bloomberg.md) | -1.2% | +0.3% |
| DXY | 2022-09-29 | [CNY/USD: Why China’s Yuan Hit Record Lows Against the Dollar - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7207-cny-usd-why-china-s-yuan-hit-record-lows-against-the-dollar-bloomberg.md) | -1.0% | -1.1% |
| DXY | 2023-11-01 | [The Aussie Dollar is Tied to China’s Outlook](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33883-the-aussie-dollar-is-tied-to-china-s-outlook.md) | -1.4% | -2.9% |
| DXY | 2023-06-01 | [Why is the US dollar so strong again?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35846-why-is-the-us-dollar-so-strong-again.md) | -0.9% | -1.2% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/markets/currencies/chinas-yuan-drops-through-7-again-dollar-is-drivers-seat-2023-05-18/

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