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USD/CNY moved to fresh two-month highs beyond 7.02 after Chinese markets reopened from the Lunar New Year holiday. The move followed the PBoC's cuts to its 7-day and 14-day reverse repo rates and an extra 1.2 trillion yuan of liquidity injection.
A weaker yuan raises the cost of dollar-priced feed imports for China. Currency pressure during the outbreak tempers near-term import buying power.
forexcrunch.comFX StreetFeb 3, 2020After 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.
USD/CNY jumped past 7.02 on reopening after the holiday as PBoC rate cuts and liquidity injection added depreciation pressure.
USD/CNY rose to two-month highs above 7.02 after the PBoC's reverse repo rate cuts and liquidity injection on reopening, which explains the yuan depreciation.
