# China stocks drop after party meeting, yuan falls on rate cuts - The Pound Hub

> Chinese stocks fell on Monday, led by banking and energy shares, after a policy blueprint from President Xi Jinping underwhelmed investors. A surprise policy rate cut lowered bond yields and weakened the yuan to a one-week low against the dollar. Investors also expected thinner bank margins after the cuts.

- Date: 2024-07-22 · published 2024-07-22T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region China · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/7517-china-stocks-drop-after-party-meeting-yuan-falls-on-rate-cuts-the-pound-hub
- Commodities: [Chinese Yuan (CNY per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDCNY.md)

## Why it matters

The rate cut and weaker yuan add to the signals of soft Chinese domestic demand, which weighs on import appetite for feed inputs. The price impact on feed commodities is limited because the policy document contained no major new shift.

## Read by commodity

- USDCNY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| USDCNY | 2024-10-08 | [China’s yuan falls against strong dollar, stocks surge after holiday](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11039-china-s-yuan-falls-against-strong-dollar-stocks-surge-after-holiday.md) | +1.4% | +1.2% |
| USDCNY | 2024-01-04 | [China’s yuan eases against the dollar on widening yield differential - The Pound Hub](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11843-china-s-yuan-eases-against-the-dollar-on-widening-yield-differential-the-pound.md) | +0.3% | +0.4% |
| USDCNY | 2022-05-05 | [US Fed rate hike: how can China stem capital outflow and prop up the yuan? \| South China Morning Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8315-us-fed-rate-hike-how-can-china-stem-capital-outflow-and-prop-up-the-yuan-south.md) | +1.7% | +0.8% |
| USDCNY | 2024-07-09 | [China’s yuan slides on weaker guidance; Powell testimony in focus - The Pound Hub](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12302-china-s-yuan-slides-on-weaker-guidance-powell-testimony-in-focus-the-pound-hub.md) | -0.1% | -1.9% |
| USDCNY | 2017-01-03 | [Yuan starts 2017 weaker after PBOC cuts fixing by most in two weeks \| South China Morning Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10250-yuan-starts-2017-weaker-after-pboc-cuts-fixing-by-most-in-two-weeks-south-china.md) | -0.1% | -1.0% |

## Sources

- thepoundhub.com: https://thepoundhub.com/china-currency/china-stocks-drop-after-party-meeting-yuan-falls-on-rate-cuts/

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