# China's yuan firms on weaker dollar but renewed Sino-U.S. worries cap gains | Financial Post

> The yuan firmed against the dollar on July 15 after the PBOC set a stronger midpoint, but gains were capped by new US sanctions over Hong Kong. China said it would impose retaliatory sanctions.

- Date: 2020-07-15 · published 2020-07-15T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: geopolitics · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/52325-china-s-yuan-firms-on-weaker-dollar-but-renewed-sino-u-s-worries-cap-gains
- Commodities: [Chinese Yuan (CNY per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDCNY.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Escalating sanctions between Washington and Beijing raise the risk of disrupted US farm purchases by China, which can pressure US soybean and corn prices.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bearish ▼
- USDCNY: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
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| USDCNY | 2026-06-15 | [China’s Yuan Hit A Three-Year High As The Dollar Slipped - Finimize](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8414-china-s-yuan-hit-a-three-year-high-as-the-dollar-slipped-finimize.md) | +0.2% | +0.1% |
| USDCNY | 2025-01-20 | [China’s yuan rises to over two-week high on positive US-China talk, better economic data - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9601-china-s-yuan-rises-to-over-two-week-high-on-positive-us-china-talk-better.md) | -1.0% | -0.6% |
| USDCNY | 2022-03-08 | [Credit Suisse's Pozsar says commodities crisis could weaken Eurodollar, boost yuan](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42487-credit-suisse-s-pozsar-says-commodities-crisis-could-weaken-eurodollar-boost.md) | +0.7% | +0.7% |
| USDCNY | 2026-01-23 | [China sets yuan at strongest rate in years as Greenland furore affects US dollar \| South China Morning Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21281-china-sets-yuan-at-strongest-rate-in-years-as-greenland-furore-affects-us.md) | -0.3% | -1.0% |
| USDCNY | 2026-06-15 | [China's yuan hits three-year high as dollar eases after US-Iran peace deal \| MarketScreener](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8411-china-s-yuan-hits-three-year-high-as-dollar-eases-after-us-iran-peace-deal.md) | +0.2% | +0.1% |
| SOY | 2020-05-27 | [Yuan slumps to 9-mth low on Sino-U.S. tensions, corporate dollar demand \| Financial Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53377-yuan-slumps-to-9-mth-low-on-sino-u-s-tensions-corporate-dollar-demand-financial.md) | +0.4% | +3.3% |
| SOY | 2018-02-14 | [China's most powerful weapon in Trump trade war may backfire](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66378-china-s-most-powerful-weapon-in-trump-trade-war-may-backfire.md) | +2.2% | +1.7% |
| SOY | 2020-07-31 | [Gathering US-China storm clouds herald restless time for yuan - Gulf Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52324-gathering-us-china-storm-clouds-herald-restless-time-for-yuan-gulf-times.md) | -1.2% | +5.1% |

## Sources

- financialpost.com: https://financialpost.com/pmn/business-pmn/chinas-yuan-firms-on-weaker-dollar-but-renewed-sino-u-s-worries-cap-gains

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