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China's central bank will use FX intervention and monetary tools to keep the yuan from weakening past 7 per dollar in the near term, according to three people familiar with its thinking. Sharp yuan falls are unwelcome because they could fuel capital flight.
The yuan had weakened about 3% in the prior month after fading hopes for a trade deal.
Official defense of the 7 level limits downside in the yuan, which caps the tariff offset for Chinese importers and supports stable purchasing costs for US feed commodities.
finance.yahoo.comReutersMay 17, 2019After 50 past bearish policy events, Chinese Yuan (CNY per USD) moved a median -0.1% over 5 sessions (46% higher; middle half -0.4% to +0.4%), 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.
