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The yuan's central parity strengthened to 6.3524 per dollar on May 11, ending four days of weakening after the dollar fell on softer US inflation data. Analysts cited a resilient Chinese economy and limited room for further dollar gains.
A firmer yuan lowers the local cost of US imports, a mildly supportive factor for Chinese demand for US feed commodities, while a softer dollar supports dollar-priced grains.
xinhuanet.comMay 11, 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.
After 1,637 past bearish macro events, US Dollar (Broad) moved a median -0.2% over 5 sessions (39% higher; middle half -0.6% to +0.3%), 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.
