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The yuan bounced from a five-month low against the dollar after the PBOC pledged to prevent large currency fluctuations. Major state banks had been swapping yuan for dollars to manage the decline, and traders expect the currency to stay weak near the 7-per-dollar level.
Seasonal dividend payments were noted as a source of dollar demand.
Central bank action to slow yuan depreciation reduces the risk of a sudden spike in China's dollar-denominated import costs. Feed buyers should still expect the yuan to remain on the weaker side in the near term.
financialpost.comReutersMay 22, 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.
