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China's yuan touched a near one-week low against the dollar on Monday, with onshore spot trading around 6.48 per dollar after the PBOC set a weaker midpoint. Investors were awaiting the Politburo meeting outcome and the U.S. Federal Reserve's policy decision, including clues on the timing of tapering.
A weaker yuan makes Chinese buying of dollar-priced feed imports more expensive, which can temper demand at the margin. The effect on grain prices is modest unless the currency move persists.
reuters.comJul 26, 2021After 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.
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.
