# China stocks, yuan tumble on Trump's fresh tariff threats | Reuters

> Chinese stocks and the yuan fell on Monday after Trump threatened new tariffs, with investors caught off guard. The yuan dropped to 6.7994 per dollar in early onshore trade, its weakest level in three and a half months. The offshore yuan fell as much as 1.3%.

- Date: 2019-05-06 · published 2019-05-06T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region China · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/59287-china-stocks-yuan-tumble-on-trump-s-fresh-tariff-threats-reuters
- Commodities: [Chinese Yuan (CNY per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDCNY.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

New tariff threats weaken the yuan and sour Chinese demand expectations for US farm goods, pressuring US feed grain and soybean prices.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bearish ▼
- CORN: bearish ▼
- USDCNY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| USDCNY | 2019-05-06 | [Chinese yuan tumbles as Donald Trump threatens trade tariffs](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10428-chinese-yuan-tumbles-as-donald-trump-threatens-trade-tariffs.md) | +1.3% | +2.5% |
| USDCNY | 2024-11-26 | [Morning Bid: Trump tariff threat jolts Canadian dollar, peso, yuan \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27607-morning-bid-trump-tariff-threat-jolts-canadian-dollar-peso-yuan-reuters.md) | +0.6% | +0.8% |
| USDCNY | 2025-01-16 | [China Heads for Trump Showdown With Yuan (CNU/USD), Stocks Under Threat - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12210-china-heads-for-trump-showdown-with-yuan-cnu-usd-stocks-under-threat-bloomberg.md) | -0.6% | -0.6% |
| USDCNY | 2025-02-28 | [China’s yuan falls to 2-week low after Trump proposes extra tariffs on Chinese exports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26290-china-s-yuan-falls-to-2-week-low-after-trump-proposes-extra-tariffs-on-chinese.md) | -0.5% | -0.3% |
| USDCNY | 2024-11-26 | [Dollar jumps, stocks retreat after Trump vows tariffs](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27637-dollar-jumps-stocks-retreat-after-trump-vows-tariffs.md) | +0.6% | +0.8% |
| SOY | 2019-05-06 | [Chinese yuan tumbles as Donald Trump threatens trade tariffs](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10428-chinese-yuan-tumbles-as-donald-trump-threatens-trade-tariffs.md) | -3.9% | +6.0% |
| SOY | 2024-11-07 | [Trump's tariff threat puts US farm exports to China at risk](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14703-trump-s-tariff-threat-puts-us-farm-exports-to-china-at-risk.md) | +1.0% | -0.1% |
| SOY | 2025-03-04 | [China targets US soybeans, lumber in stepped-up response to Trump tariffs \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14676-china-targets-us-soybeans-lumber-in-stepped-up-response-to-trump-tariffs-reuters.md) | +0.2% | +1.7% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/article/business/china-stocks-yuan-tumble-on-trumps-fresh-tariff-threats-idUSL3N22I0F9/

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