# US wants a more stable yuan, China wants that too: Experts

> US negotiators are reportedly pressing China not to devalue the yuan as a condition of any trade deal. Analysts told CNBC that Beijing already wants a stable or stronger currency, so the demand is unlikely to meet resistance.

- Date: 2019-02-22 · published 2019-02-22T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/60807-us-wants-a-more-stable-yuan-china-wants-that-too-experts
- Commodities: [Chinese Yuan (CNY per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDCNY.md)

## Why it matters

A yuan-stability commitment would reduce the risk of a sharp currency move that could erode US export competitiveness, which supports a steadier outlook for US farm exports to China.

## Read by commodity

- USDCNY: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| USDCNY | 2026-02-26 | [To win Europe's embrace, China needs to uncap the yuan \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7901-to-win-europe-s-embrace-china-needs-to-uncap-the-yuan-reuters.md) | +0.4% | +0.5% |
| USDCNY | 2020-05-11 | [Goldman Says Tariffs Are Key Metric for Yuan in U.S.-China Rift - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53381-goldman-says-tariffs-are-key-metric-for-yuan-in-u-s-china-rift-bloomberg.md) | +0.4% | -0.0% |
| USDCNY | 2019-02-26 | [China urged to avoid cautionary tale of Japan and the Plaza Accord in currency deal with US \| South China Morning Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60811-china-urged-to-avoid-cautionary-tale-of-japan-and-the-plaza-accord-in-currency.md) | +0.3% | +0.4% |
| USDCNY | 2025-04-24 | [China's yuan slightly weaker as dollar climbs on trade-war deescalation signs — TradingView News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25353-china-s-yuan-slightly-weaker-as-dollar-climbs-on-trade-war-deescalation-signs.md) | -0.2% | -1.2% |
| USDCNY | 2018-07-19 | [Aquafeed.com \|
   

   
    CHINA - New tariffs on US soybeans unlikely to impact aquatic feed](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64111-aquafeed-com-china-new-tariffs-on-us-soybeans-unlikely-to-impact-aquatic-feed.md) | +0.7% | +3.2% |

## Sources

- cnbc.com: https://www.cnbc.com/2019/02/22/us-wants-a-more-stable-yuan-china-wants-that-too-experts.html

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