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The People's Bank of China cut its one-year medium-term lending rate from 3.15% to 2.95% and lowered the reserve requirement ratio by 50 basis points, releasing roughly $42 billion into the banking system. The yuan weakened as a result, and the 10-year government bond yield fell to around 0.04%.
The moves were timed ahead of the first-quarter GDP release.
Monetary easing supports Chinese economic activity and feed demand over time, but lower rates weaken the yuan, which tends to make dollar-priced imports like soybeans and corn more expensive for Chinese buyers.
fxdailyreport.comDaffa ZakyApr 16, 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.
