
People's Bank of China Governor Yi Gang said no specific yuan level is important and expressed confidence the currency will stay relatively strong once trade war tensions subside. He acknowledged the yuan has weakened recently due to pressure from the US side.
A central bank signaling tolerance for a weaker yuan lowers the cost of Chinese purchases of US farm goods in dollar terms, which can weigh on US export demand for feed grains and soybeans while supporting Chinese import margins.
After 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 273 past bearish macro events, Soybeans moved a median -0.4% over 5 sessions (44% higher; middle half -2.4% to +1.4%), and -0.5% over 20.
After 301 past bearish macro events, Corn moved a median -0.1% over 5 sessions (47% higher; middle half -2.2% to +1.3%), and +0.2% 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.