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Chinese stocks sold off as fears spread that foreign investors would exit, fueled by speculation that the U.S. might restrict investment in China and Hong Kong. The Hang Seng Tech index fell as much as 10%, and the yuan slid to its weakest level since April against the dollar.
Capital outflow fears and a weaker yuan raise the cost of dollar-priced imports and can reduce Chinese demand for feed. The impact on grain prices is secondary to the financial market stress.
bloomberg.comJeanny Yu, Livia YapJul 27, 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.
