# China steps in to defend the yuan, as US tensions and Hong Kong uncertainty send currency tumbling | South China Morning Post

> The People's Bank of China set the yuan's daily central parity stronger than the previous close for a ninth straight trading day, after the yuan hit its lowest level against the dollar in eight months. The move followed Beijing's plan to impose a national security law on Hong Kong, which Washington said ends the city's autonomy from the mainland.

- Date: 2020-05-29 · published 2020-05-29T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: geopolitics · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/53376-china-steps-in-to-defend-the-yuan-as-us-tensions-and-hong-kong-uncertainty-send
- Commodities: [Chinese Yuan (CNY per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDCNY.md)

## Why it matters

A firmer yuan fix lowers the cost of dollar-denominated imports for China, which supports demand for US and Brazilian feed ingredients priced in dollars. Continued state intervention limits near-term yuan weakness, but tensions could still reverse it.

## Read by commodity

- USDCNY: bearish ▼

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## Sources

- scmp.com: https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3086743/china-steps-defend-yuan-us-tensions-and-hong-kong-uncertainty

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