# China’s yuan edges up on dollar weakness, Q1 industrial profit data - Markets - Business Recorder

> The yuan firmed on Thursday as China's Q1 industrial profits fell 21% year on year, a smaller decline than the 23% slump in January-February. Weakness in the US dollar also helped the currency recover some lost ground. Q1 GDP grew 4.5%.

- Date: 2023-04-27 · published 2023-04-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region China · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/36606-china-s-yuan-edges-up-on-dollar-weakness-q1-industrial-profit-data-markets
- Commodities: [Chinese Yuan (CNY per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDCNY.md), [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md)

## Why it matters

Signs of a slow China recovery point to moderate feed demand growth, while a firmer yuan slightly lowers the local cost of dollar-priced imports. The price effect for feed commodities is small.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bearish ▼
- USDCNY: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| USDCNY | 2025-06-27 | [China's yuan inches lower on weak industrial profit data](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24428-china-s-yuan-inches-lower-on-weak-industrial-profit-data.md) | +0.0% | +0.0% |
| USDCNY | 2026-08-31 | [China's yuan firms despite dollar rebound - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18093-china-s-yuan-firms-despite-dollar-rebound-markets-business-recorder.md) | -0.2% | -0.2% |
| USDCNY | 2021-07-15 | [China's yuan inches higher, GDP data caps gains - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46289-china-s-yuan-inches-higher-gdp-data-caps-gains-markets-business-recorder.md) | -0.0% | +0.1% |
| USDCNY | 2024-10-10 | [China’s yuan inches higher as PBOC support offsets dollar strength - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11040-china-s-yuan-inches-higher-as-pboc-support-offsets-dollar-strength-markets.md) | +0.6% | +0.8% |
| USDCNY | 2026-08-20 | [China's yuan gets stronger after dollar slumps overnight - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18097-china-s-yuan-gets-stronger-after-dollar-slumps-overnight-markets-business.md) | -0.1% | -0.3% |
| DXY | 2021-01-21 | [Yuan rises to 1-week high on weaker dollar, tighter cash conditions - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49362-yuan-rises-to-1-week-high-on-weaker-dollar-tighter-cash-conditions-markets.md) | +0.6% | +0.6% |
| DXY | 2021-03-11 | [Dollar at one-week lows after benign inflation data - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48346-dollar-at-one-week-lows-after-benign-inflation-data-markets-business-recorder.md) | -0.4% | -0.3% |
| DXY | 2018-01-23 | [China’s yuan edges up on stronger fixing, vulnerable dollar \| Business News - The Indian Express](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11862-china-s-yuan-edges-up-on-stronger-fixing-vulnerable-dollar-business-news-the.md) | -0.9% | -0.4% |

## Sources

- brecorder.com: https://www.brecorder.com/news/40239147

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