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China's yuan climbed to its strongest levels since late 2016 despite a weak Caixin manufacturing PMI of 49.6 in May. The PBOC daily fixing moved to 6.8090 from 6.8633, as authorities reportedly tinkered with the fixing mechanism.
A stronger yuan reduces the renminbi's pressure on China's import costs and can affect Chinese demand for feed ingredients priced in dollars. The policy-driven move signals Beijing wants to limit depreciation, which can shape import buying sentiment.
cnbc.comLeslie ShafferJun 1, 2017After 362 past bearish macro events, Chinese Yuan (CNY per USD) moved a median -0.1% over 5 sessions (42% higher; middle half -0.4% to +0.1%), 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.
