The yuan weakened against the dollar as the greenback gained on expectations of sustained US and European inflation. China's decision to drop quarantine rules for inbound travelers from January 8 has driven a tenfold jump in searches for overseas travel.
The dollar index rose to 104.266 and the dollar hit a one-week high against the yen.
Expectations of stronger outbound Chinese tourism and inflation support the dollar, which raises the cost of dollar-priced feed imports for China. A stronger dollar also tends to weigh on US commodity prices.
After 398 past bullish macro events, Chinese Yuan (CNY per USD) moved a median +0.0% over 5 sessions (56% higher; middle half -0.3% to +0.5%), and +0.0% over 20.
After 2,356 past bullish macro events, US Dollar (Broad) moved a median +0.2% over 5 sessions (60% higher; middle half -0.3% to +0.7%), and +0.4% 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.