
The People's Bank of China announced a shift in its short-term monetary policy framework toward the overnight rate, with daily overnight reverse repo operations at a fixed 1.25%. The offshore yuan rose to about 6.64 per dollar, its strongest since June 2022, in a fifth straight session of gains.
The policy shift signals Chinese monetary easing bias amid weak PMI data, while the stronger yuan modestly supports Chinese import purchasing power for feed ingredients.
After 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.
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