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The onshore yuan fell to 7.1283 per dollar, its weakest since early October, after a White House warning on a prolonged coronavirus outbreak drove investors into the dollar. The dollar index was up about 0.1% near 99.6.
Factories in China are reopening, but global demand is collapsing as more countries impose lockdowns.
A stronger dollar and weaker yuan make US commodity exports dearer for Chinese buyers, which can soften demand for US feed grains and soymeal. Risk-off flows also pressure commodity prices broadly.
news.cgtn.comCGTNApr 2, 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.
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.
