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A surprise PBoC move to strengthen the renminbi forced speculators to unwind long US dollar positions, according to FX Markets. The USD/CNH fell from 6.87 on May 23 to 6.72 on June 1, following Moody's downgrade of China's sovereign rating.
Rapid yuan appreciation makes dollar-priced commodities relatively more expensive for Chinese importers and can slow buying. Renewed hedging by exporters signals the currency trend may persist.
fx-markets.comBlake Evans-PritchardJun 6, 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.
After 359 past neutral macro events, US Dollar (Broad) moved a median -0.0% over 5 sessions (49% higher; middle half -0.4% to +0.4%), and -0.1% 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.
