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The author argues that a resumed US-China trade war would likely prompt Beijing to weaken the renminbi, as it did in the past 18 months. The PBoC's daily fixing sets the midpoint of a band around spot, and the central bank intervenes when spot reaches either edge of the band.
A deliberately weaker renminbi would make Chinese exports more competitive and raise the cost of dollar-priced commodity imports. That combination could reduce China's demand for US farm goods while supporting its export sectors.
thearmchairtrader.comOlivier DesbarresMay 28, 2020After 14 past bullish geopolitics events, USDCNY moved a median -0.0% over 5 sessions (36% higher; middle half -0.4% to +0.2%), and -0.5% 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.
