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The yuan slipped to its lowest level in more than eight months as commodity-linked currencies broadly weakened. Those currencies tracked a pullback in commodity prices over the past two weeks.
The dollar was also supported ahead of key US growth and inflation data.
A weaker commodity-linked currency tends to coincide with softer commodity prices and a bleak outlook for Chinese demand, which is bearish for feed and industrial commodities. A stronger dollar also tends to pressure dollar-priced agricultural markets.
nst.com.myReutersJul 24, 2024After 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.
Not enough comparable past events yet for a historical read.
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.
