# China's yuan slips on dollar strength, Sino-West tensions - Markets - Business Recorder

> The yuan weakened to a two-week low on March 24 as the dollar approached a four-month high. Concerns over a third COVID wave in Europe, possible US tax hikes, and China-West tensions, including the cancellation of EU-China talks, drove safe-haven demand.

- Date: 2021-03-24 · published 2021-03-24T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region China · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/48336-china-s-yuan-slips-on-dollar-strength-sino-west-tensions-markets-business
- 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 dollar and weaker yuan lower China's purchasing power for dollar-priced feed imports, a mild bearish pressure on demand.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bullish ▲
- USDCNY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| USDCNY | 2022-06-13 | [China’s yuan slips to 2-week low as dollar jumps on inflation data - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41171-china-s-yuan-slips-to-2-week-low-as-dollar-jumps-on-inflation-data-markets.md) | +0.1% | +0.2% |
| USDCNY | 2026-06-18 | [China's yuan weakens to one-week low on strong dollar, Fed hike bets weigh - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8413-china-s-yuan-weakens-to-one-week-low-on-strong-dollar-fed-hike-bets-weigh.md) | +0.6% | +0.3% |
| USDCNY | 2024-05-08 | [China’s yuan slips as hawkish Fed comments boost dollar - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5869-china-s-yuan-slips-as-hawkish-fed-comments-boost-dollar-markets-business.md) | +0.2% | +0.4% |
| USDCNY | 2025-05-14 | [China’s yuan falls from six-month peak on rising dollar demand - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24887-china-s-yuan-falls-from-six-month-peak-on-rising-dollar-demand-markets-business.md) | +0.2% | -0.2% |
| USDCNY | 2021-01-11 | [China's yuan eases to 1-week low to reflect dollar rebound - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49365-china-s-yuan-eases-to-1-week-low-to-reflect-dollar-rebound-markets-business.md) | +0.1% | -0.6% |
| DXY | 2022-06-13 | [China’s yuan slips to 2-week low as dollar jumps on inflation data - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41171-china-s-yuan-slips-to-2-week-low-as-dollar-jumps-on-inflation-data-markets.md) | +1.0% | +2.9% |
| DXY | 2026-06-18 | [China's yuan weakens to one-week low on strong dollar, Fed hike bets weigh - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8413-china-s-yuan-weakens-to-one-week-low-on-strong-dollar-fed-hike-bets-weigh.md) | +1.4% | +1.0% |
| DXY | 2024-05-08 | [China’s yuan slips as hawkish Fed comments boost dollar - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5869-china-s-yuan-slips-as-hawkish-fed-comments-boost-dollar-markets-business.md) | -0.1% | +0.4% |

## Sources

- brecorder.com: https://www.brecorder.com/news/40076990

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