# As Donald Trump faces headwinds, China's yuan climbs against the dollar

> China's yuan climbed against the dollar as broad dollar weakness linked to US political troubles pushed the PBOC fixing to its strongest level since October. Analysts said the move reflected dollar weakness rather than a China-specific shift.

- Date: 2017-07-21 · published 2017-07-21T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region China · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/70192-as-donald-trump-faces-headwinds-china-s-yuan-climbs-against-the-dollar
- Commodities: [Chinese Yuan (CNY per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDCNY.md), [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md)

## Why it matters

Yuan strength against a weaker dollar reflects broad currency trends that can shift the relative cost of US and Brazilian feed exports into China.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bearish ▼
- USDCNY: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| USDCNY | 2018-02-23 | [Chinese yuan against the dollar: China currency appreciation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66714-chinese-yuan-against-the-dollar-china-currency-appreciation.md) | +0.1% | -0.3% |
| USDCNY | 2017-08-10 | [China’s yuan strengthens to 10-month high against US dollar](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69675-china-s-yuan-strengthens-to-10-month-high-against-us-dollar.md) | +0.3% | -2.8% |
| USDCNY | 2017-01-05 | [China’s offshore yuan surges most against dollar in a year](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73180-china-s-offshore-yuan-surges-most-against-dollar-in-a-year.md) | +0.1% | -1.0% |
| USDCNY | 2025-05-28 | [China Pulls Back Support as Yuan Rebounds Against Dollar  - Caixin Global](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24886-china-pulls-back-support-as-yuan-rebounds-against-dollar-caixin-global.md) | -0.1% | -0.3% |
| USDCNY | 2025-09-25 | [China's yuan surges to 10-month high against dollar as US tensions ease - Nikkei Asia](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23112-china-s-yuan-surges-to-10-month-high-against-dollar-as-us-tensions-ease-nikkei.md) | -0.2% | -0.1% |
| DXY | 2025-07-01 | [China yuan hits 8-month high as Trump's tax bill dents dollar — TradingView News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23995-china-yuan-hits-8-month-high-as-trump-s-tax-bill-dents-dollar-tradingview-news.md) | +0.4% | +1.3% |
| DXY | 2022-12-05 | [Yuan jumps past 7 per dollar as China eases some COVID curbs](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38449-yuan-jumps-past-7-per-dollar-as-china-eases-some-covid-curbs.md) | +0.3% | +0.1% |
| DXY | 2023-02-09 | [What's behind the euro's comeback against the US dollar](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37542-what-s-behind-the-euro-s-comeback-against-the-us-dollar.md) | +0.3% | +1.1% |

## Sources

- cnbc.com: https://www.cnbc.com/2017/07/20/as-donald-trump-faces-headwinds-chinas-yuan-climbs-against-the-dollar.html

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