# Hedge Funds Vindicated by Trade War Twist That Sank Soybeans - Bloomberg

> Soybean futures posted their biggest weekly loss in more than eight months as optimism about a quick end to the US-China trade dispute faded. Trump raised tariffs on some Chinese goods, and the hardening stance worried traders.

- Date: 2019-05-10 · published 2019-05-10T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/6669-hedge-funds-vindicated-by-trade-war-twist-that-sank-soybeans-bloomberg
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Escalating tariffs threaten China's soybean purchases from the US, which is bearish for soybean prices and the feed protein outlook.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2018-10-29 | [Soybean, pork farmers hurt most by trade war](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62549-soybean-pork-farmers-hurt-most-by-trade-war.md) | +3.6% | +2.0% |
| SOY | 2019-05-13 | [What Does the US Export to China? Soybeans Lowest in Decade - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7754-what-does-the-us-export-to-china-soybeans-lowest-in-decade-bloomberg.md) | +3.1% | +7.7% |
| SOY | 2018-08-01 | [Why Soybeans Are at the Heart of the U.S.-China Trade War](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64080-why-soybeans-are-at-the-heart-of-the-u-s-china-trade-war.md) | -1.6% | -9.2% |
| SOY | 2018-01-16 | [For US Soybean Growers, Trade War Is Here](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66856-for-us-soybean-growers-trade-war-is-here.md) | +4.3% | +6.1% |
| SOY | 2018-11-01 | [Trump's Tariff War Scrambles U.S. Trade Routes as Soy Piles Up - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62087-trump-s-tariff-war-scrambles-u-s-trade-routes-as-soy-piles-up-bloomberg.md) | +3.4% | +5.8% |

## Sources

- bloomberg.com: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-05-10/hedge-funds-vindicated-by-trade-war-twists-that-sank-soybeans

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