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Six banking sources told Reuters that China's major state-owned banks sold a high volume of US dollars on October 17, using swaps and spot trades to defend the weakening yuan. The banks used a playbook previously seen in 2018 and 2019.
State dollar sales slow yuan depreciation, which limits the rise in the cost of dollar-priced imports for Chinese feed buyers. The intervention is a currency measure with a modest direct effect on feed markets.
reuters.comOct 17, 2022After 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.
