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The yuan edged higher against a firmer dollar on August 11 as persistent heavy demand for the currency from corporate conversion and bank accounts dominated trade. The PBOC set its midpoint slightly firmer.
Traders expected the yuan to trade sideways ahead of the Jackson Hole symposium.
Stable to firmer yuan levels have only a small effect on China's dollar-denominated feed import costs. Price impact is limited because the move was small and driven by flows.
brecorder.comReutersAug 11, 2021After 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.
