
The yuan touched a two-week high after the Fed's 75-basis-point hike appeared less hawkish than expected, with Powell noting softening indicators. The PBOC lifted its midpoint fix by the most in six weeks to reflect broad dollar weakness.
A firmer yuan and softer dollar reduce China's import costs in dollar terms and can modestly support dollar-priced commodities. The effect on feed prices is limited and mostly reflects broad dollar moves.
After 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.
After 1,637 past bearish macro events, US Dollar (Broad) moved a median -0.2% over 5 sessions (39% higher; middle half -0.6% to +0.3%), 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.