# China's yuan nears six-week high as U.S. yields ease | Financial Post

> China's yuan firmed to its strongest level against the dollar in nearly six weeks as easing U.S. Treasury yields pushed the greenback to multi-week lows. The People's Bank of China set its strongest daily midpoint since March 18.

- Date: 2021-04-22 · published 2021-04-22T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region China · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/47810-china-s-yuan-nears-six-week-high-as-u-s-yields-ease-financial-post
- Commodities: [Chinese Yuan (CNY per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDCNY.md), [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md)

## Why it matters

A firmer yuan and weaker dollar shift currency-driven import costs for China and can modestly affect dollar-denominated commodity prices; the effect on feed grain prices is limited.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bearish ▼
- USDCNY: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| USDCNY | 2021-03-18 | [China's yuan hits 1-week high, but rally slows as Sino-U.S. meet looms \| Financial Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48338-china-s-yuan-hits-1-week-high-but-rally-slows-as-sino-u-s-meet-looms-financial.md) | +0.3% | +0.4% |
| USDCNY | 2022-06-29 | [China's yuan firms as Beijing eases quarantine rules \| Financial Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41167-china-s-yuan-firms-as-beijing-eases-quarantine-rules-financial-post.md) | 0.0% | +0.7% |
| USDCNY | 2019-11-06 | [China sets yuan midpoint at three-month high \| Financial Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56292-china-sets-yuan-midpoint-at-three-month-high-financial-post.md) | +0.2% | +0.5% |
| USDCNY | 2021-01-28 | [China's yuan inches up as tight liquidity pushes interbank rates higher \| Financial Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49361-china-s-yuan-inches-up-as-tight-liquidity-pushes-interbank-rates-higher.md) | -0.3% | -0.4% |
| USDCNY | 2020-12-02 | [Yuan ends at 2-week high; Biden comments on trade deal cap gains \| Financial Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49868-yuan-ends-at-2-week-high-biden-comments-on-trade-deal-cap-gains-financial-post.md) | -0.6% | -0.7% |
| DXY | 2021-03-18 | [China's yuan hits 1-week high, but rally slows as Sino-U.S. meet looms \| Financial Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48338-china-s-yuan-hits-1-week-high-but-rally-slows-as-sino-u-s-meet-looms-financial.md) | +0.4% | -0.3% |
| DXY | 2025-05-06 | [China's yuan ends at six-month high as carry trades unwind](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9617-china-s-yuan-ends-at-six-month-high-as-carry-trades-unwind.md) | +1.0% | -0.7% |
| DXY | 2020-11-09 | [China sets yuan midpoint at 28-month high after Joe Biden wins presidency \| Financial Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50361-china-sets-yuan-midpoint-at-28-month-high-after-joe-biden-wins-presidency.md) | -0.1% | -1.7% |

## Sources

- financialpost.com: https://financialpost.com/pmn/business-pmn/chinas-yuan-nears-six-week-high-as-u-s-yields-ease

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