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The offshore yuan rose at its fastest pace against the dollar in a year, with the dollar falling as low as 6.8071 yuan in offshore trade. The People's Bank of China lowered its yuan midpoint to 6.9307, and new capital-control rules were introduced that tighten scrutiny of large cash transactions and foreign-currency purchases.
Stronger yuan and tighter capital controls can support Chinese import purchasing power while reducing capital outflow pressure. The effect on feed commodity prices is likely small.
cnbc.comLeslie ShafferJan 5, 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.
