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The yuan fell as much as 1.2 percent in Shanghai to 6.3550 per dollar, its biggest drop since the 2015 devaluation. The decline followed data showing China's trade surplus more than halved last month and speculation that outflow controls would be eased.
A weaker yuan and smaller trade surplus shift import demand and currency sentiment, which can modestly pressure dollar-priced soybean and feed imports.
bloomberg.comBloomberg NewsFeb 8, 2018After 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.
After 50 past neutral macro events, Soybeans moved a median -0.3% over 5 sessions (48% higher; middle half -2.2% to +1.3%), and -0.8% 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 yuan dropped as much as 1.2% intraday, its biggest fall since the 2015 devaluation, after trade surplus data and speculation of eased outflow controls, which matches the 0.91% CNY/USD move in size and timing.
