# China’s yuan slips as hawkish Fed comments boost dollar - Markets - Business Recorder

> The yuan eased against the dollar after hawkish comments from Minneapolis Fed President Neel Kashkari that the Fed may hold rates steady all year. The PBOC set its midpoint at 7.1016 per dollar, weaker than the prior fix but firmer than expected. The dollar index rose to 105.549.

- Date: 2024-05-08 · published 2024-05-08T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region China · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/5869-china-s-yuan-slips-as-hawkish-fed-comments-boost-dollar-markets-business
- Commodities: [Chinese Yuan (CNY per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDCNY.md), [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md)

## Why it matters

A firmer dollar and weaker yuan raise the cost of dollar-priced feed imports for Chinese buyers and can dampen Chinese import demand for US feed commodities.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bullish ▲
- USDCNY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| USDCNY | 2023-03-02 | [China’s yuan weakens on Fed official’s hawkish comments - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37094-china-s-yuan-weakens-on-fed-official-s-hawkish-comments-markets-business.md) | +1.2% | +0.3% |
| USDCNY | 2021-03-24 | [China's yuan slips on dollar strength, Sino-West tensions - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48336-china-s-yuan-slips-on-dollar-strength-sino-west-tensions-markets-business.md) | +0.9% | -0.3% |
| USDCNY | 2022-06-13 | [China’s yuan slips to 2-week low as dollar jumps on inflation data - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41171-china-s-yuan-slips-to-2-week-low-as-dollar-jumps-on-inflation-data-markets.md) | +0.1% | +0.2% |
| USDCNY | 2021-10-18 | [Yuan slips after China's Q3 GDP slower than expected - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7479-yuan-slips-after-china-s-q3-gdp-slower-than-expected-markets-business-recorder.md) | -0.8% | -0.8% |
| USDCNY | 2026-06-18 | [China's yuan weakens to one-week low on strong dollar, Fed hike bets weigh - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8413-china-s-yuan-weakens-to-one-week-low-on-strong-dollar-fed-hike-bets-weigh.md) | +0.6% | +0.3% |
| DXY | 2021-03-24 | [China's yuan slips on dollar strength, Sino-West tensions - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48336-china-s-yuan-slips-on-dollar-strength-sino-west-tensions-markets-business.md) | +0.8% | -0.9% |
| DXY | 2022-06-13 | [China’s yuan slips to 2-week low as dollar jumps on inflation data - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41171-china-s-yuan-slips-to-2-week-low-as-dollar-jumps-on-inflation-data-markets.md) | +1.0% | +2.9% |
| DXY | 2026-06-18 | [China's yuan weakens to one-week low on strong dollar, Fed hike bets weigh - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8413-china-s-yuan-weakens-to-one-week-low-on-strong-dollar-fed-hike-bets-weigh.md) | +1.4% | +1.0% |

## Sources

- brecorder.com: https://www.brecorder.com/news/40302392

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