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An opinion piece argues that a stronger yuan serves China's interests because it gives the central bank more freedom to set monetary policy without imported inflation. It notes that foreign direct investment into China rose 4% in 2020 while global FDI collapsed.
The article says China relies on dollar-priced food, energy and raw materials.
A stronger yuan reduces the cost of dollar-priced feed and raw material imports into China. Continued yuan strength would support Chinese import demand for feed ingredients.
scmp.comFeb 9, 2021After 362 past bearish macro events, Chinese Yuan (CNY per USD) moved a median -0.1% over 5 sessions (42% higher; middle half -0.4% to +0.1%), and -0.2% 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.
