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The yuan traded in Shanghai at 7.31 per dollar, its weakest since December 2007, after the PBOC set the daily fixing at a 14-year low. The yuan also fell to its lowest level in over a year against a basket of trading partners' currencies.
A weaker yuan against a broad basket makes imports from other suppliers relatively cheaper for China, while dollar-priced US feed ingredients become more costly and less competitive.
bloomberg.comBloomberg NewsOct 25, 2022After 398 past bullish macro events, Chinese Yuan (CNY per USD) moved a median +0.0% over 5 sessions (56% higher; middle half -0.3% to +0.5%), 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.
The PBOC fixing at a 14-year low and the yuan at 7.31 on Oct 25 set the stage for extreme volatility, with the depreciation preceding the intervention reversal.
