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The U.S. dollar hit two-year highs as risk aversion spread through global markets. The Chinese yuan posted its largest three-day losing streak in nearly four years on growth worries, with the offshore yuan near 6.56 per dollar.
A stronger dollar makes U.S. feed grains and meal more expensive for buyers using other currencies, which tends to weigh on export demand and US futures. A weaker yuan can also reduce China's import purchasing power.
reuters.comGertrude Chavez-DreyfussApr 25, 2022After 2,356 past bullish macro events, US Dollar (Broad) moved a median +0.2% over 5 sessions (60% higher; middle half -0.3% to +0.7%), and +0.4% over 20.
After 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.
Broad dollar strength to two-year highs plus the yuan's largest three-day losing streak on growth worries directly drove the CNY move ending 2022-04-25.
On the move date, broad dollar strength to two-year highs and China growth worries drove the yuan's largest losing streak in nearly four years.
Dollar reached two-year highs on risk aversion while the yuan slid, contributing to the broad dollar rise early in the window.
