The yuan slipped against the dollar on September 17 after briefly touching a 16-month high of 6.7501. The dollar firmed following the Federal Reserve's upbeat economic assessment and tolerance for higher inflation.
Dollar strength tied to Fed policy tends to pressure dollar-priced commodities, while a firmer yuan supports Chinese import purchasing power.
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.
After 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.
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.