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Reuters reports that major Chinese banks were seen swapping yuan for dollars in forward contracts, according to traders. The move is part of market activity around the currency's recent weakness.
Forward swaps by state-linked banks can signal official efforts to manage yuan weakness, which affects the dollar cost of Chinese imports of US feed ingredients. The impact on commodity prices is likely limited.
reuters.comOct 30, 2018After 169 past neutral macro events, Chinese Yuan (CNY per USD) moved a median +0.0% over 5 sessions (50% higher; middle half -0.3% to +0.2%), 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.
