# Yuan edges up as investors catch up with dollar weakness after holiday

> China's yuan edged up as investors returned from a holiday weekend and caught up with broad dollar weakness. The PBOC set its midpoint at a one-week high of 6.5527 per dollar.

- Date: 2021-04-06 · published 2021-04-06T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region China · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/47811-yuan-edges-up-as-investors-catch-up-with-dollar-weakness-after-holiday
- 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 weaker dollar gives a mild tailwind to dollar-denominated commodity prices, but the currency move alone is a minor driver for feed markets.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bearish ▼
- USDCNY: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| USDCNY | 2017-01-05 | [Dollar eases off 14-year peak as yuan's jump spooks investors](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10247-dollar-eases-off-14-year-peak-as-yuan-s-jump-spooks-investors.md) | +0.1% | -1.0% |
| USDCNY | 2023-04-27 | [China’s yuan edges up on dollar weakness, Q1 industrial profit data - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36606-china-s-yuan-edges-up-on-dollar-weakness-q1-industrial-profit-data-markets.md) | -0.1% | +1.9% |
| USDCNY | 2026-09-29 | [Yuan firms as exporters convert dollars before week-long holiday - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17681-yuan-firms-as-exporters-convert-dollars-before-week-long-holiday-markets.md) | -0.1% | -0.7% |
| USDCNY | 2024-09-25 | [Chinese yuan hits strongest level against dollar in over 16 months as investors assess PBOC stimulus](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28553-chinese-yuan-hits-strongest-level-against-dollar-in-over-16-months-as-investors.md) | -0.2% | +1.3% |
| USDCNY | 2020-01-20 | [Dollar holds firm after strong US data, Chinese yuan extends run](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7876-dollar-holds-firm-after-strong-us-data-chinese-yuan-extends-run.md) | +0.8% | +2.0% |
| DXY | 2023-11-23 | [Gold up on weaker dollar as investors wait on Fed rate path](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33078-gold-up-on-weaker-dollar-as-investors-wait-on-fed-rate-path.md) | -0.4% | -1.1% |
| DXY | 2025-07-16 | [Sterling edges higher versus dollar as investors await jobs data](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24024-sterling-edges-higher-versus-dollar-as-investors-await-jobs-data.md) | -0.7% | -0.2% |
| DXY | 2017-01-05 | [Dollar eases off 14-year peak as yuan's jump spooks investors](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10247-dollar-eases-off-14-year-peak-as-yuan-s-jump-spooks-investors.md) | +0.1% | -2.7% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/article/china-yuan-midday/yuan-edges-up-as-investors-catch-up-with-dollar-weakness-after-holiday-idUSL1N2LZ05U/

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