# Chinese yuan strengthens to 7.0008 against USD Thursday - Xinhua | English.news.cn

> The central parity rate for the yuan strengthened 72 pips to 7.0008 per dollar, its strongest since August 8, 2019. Xinhua attributed the move to a cut in the medium-term lending facility rate and progress in US-China trade talks.

- Date: 2019-11-07 · published 2019-11-07T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region China · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/56298-chinese-yuan-strengthens-to-7-0008-against-usd-thursday-xinhua-english-news-cn
- Commodities: [Chinese Yuan (CNY per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDCNY.md)

## Why it matters

A stronger yuan tied to trade progress supports the case for renewed Chinese farm purchases. The fixing alone has little direct effect on feed commodity prices.

## Read by commodity

- USDCNY: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| USDCNY | 2017-10-31 | [Chinese yuan strengthens to 6.6397 against USD Tuesday - Xinhua \| English.news.cn](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68676-chinese-yuan-strengthens-to-6-6397-against-usd-tuesday-xinhua-english-news-cn.md) | -0.3% | -0.6% |
| USDCNY | 2018-02-01 | [Chinese yuan strengthens to new high against USD - Xinhua \| English.news.cn](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66716-chinese-yuan-strengthens-to-new-high-against-usd-xinhua-english-news-cn.md) | -0.3% | +1.2% |
| USDCNY | 2018-01-25 | [Chinese yuan strengthens to 27-month high against USD Thursday](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11866-chinese-yuan-strengthens-to-27-month-high-against-usd-thursday.md) | -1.3% | -0.3% |
| USDCNY | 2018-02-08 | [Chinese yuan strengthens to new high against USD - Chinadaily.com.cn](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7105-chinese-yuan-strengthens-to-new-high-against-usd-chinadaily-com-cn.md) | +1.3% | +1.2% |
| USDCNY | 2017-09-08 | [Chinese yuan strengthens to near 16-month high against USD - People's Daily Online](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7803-chinese-yuan-strengthens-to-near-16-month-high-against-usd-people-s-daily-online.md) | +1.1% | +2.6% |

## Sources

- xinhuanet.com: http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2019-11/07/c_138536347.htm

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