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China's yuan rebounded from a near six-month low after major state banks sold dollars in the spot market. The PBOC set a weaker midpoint rate, and traders said the state banks were only slowing the currency's decline.
Commerzbank linked the yuan weakness to waning post-reopening recovery.
Official intervention limits near-term yuan volatility, which keeps China's import costs for feed commodities more predictable. Continued yuan weakness would still raise dollar-priced import costs over time.
brecorder.comReutersMay 26, 2023After 362 past bearish macro events, Chinese Yuan (CNY per USD) moved a median -0.1% over 5 sessions (42% higher; middle half -0.4% to +0.1%), and -0.2% 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.
