# Spike in corporate hedging weighs on slumping yuan

> The yuan fell 4% in April, its steepest monthly drop since the 1994 foreign exchange reforms. The slide is being driven by portfolio outflows, a strengthening US dollar and a weak domestic economic outlook.

- Date: 2022-05-06 · published 2022-05-06T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/8312-spike-in-corporate-hedging-weighs-on-slumping-yuan
- Commodities: [Chinese Yuan (CNY per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDCNY.md)

## Why it matters

A weaker yuan raises China's import costs for feed inputs priced in dollars and can soften Chinese demand for US and Brazilian feed commodities, which is bearish for those price levels.

## Read by commodity

- USDCNY: bullish ▲

## Linked price moves

| Commodity | Date | Window | Change % | z-score | Why linked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| USDCNY | 2022-05-12 | 5 | +2.0% | 3.9 | Corporate hedging spikes and portfolio outflows on May 6 reinforced yuan depreciation momentum during the window. |
| USDCNY | 2022-05-12 | 1 | +1.0% | 3.1 | Record monthly yuan drop in April, portfolio outflows and corporate hedging demand for dollars indicate persistent depreciation pressure that carried into the May 12 move. |
| USDCNY | 2022-05-09 | 1 | +1.0% | 3.3 | Documents the momentum behind the yuan's April slide (portfolio outflows, strong dollar, corporate hedging demand), a backdrop that likely carried into the May 9 drop. |

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| USDCNY | 2017-06-27 | [China's yuan again slightly weakens, corporate US dollar demand strong - Times of News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11181-china-s-yuan-again-slightly-weakens-corporate-us-dollar-demand-strong-times-of.md) | -0.6% | -1.3% |
| USDCNY | 2023-03-31 | [Widening U.S.-China Rate Gap Set to Weigh on Yuan’s Resilience - Caixin Global](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37088-widening-u-s-china-rate-gap-set-to-weigh-on-yuan-s-resilience-caixin-global.md) | +0.1% | +0.8% |
| USDCNY | 2017-11-13 | [China's yuan eases on weaker fix and seasonal corporate US dollar-buying - Times of News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68220-china-s-yuan-eases-on-weaker-fix-and-seasonal-corporate-us-dollar-buying-times.md) | -0.2% | -0.3% |
| USDCNY | 2017-01-25 | [Surprise China MLF rate rise weighs on bonds; yuan and money rates fall \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73175-surprise-china-mlf-rate-rise-weighs-on-bonds-yuan-and-money-rates-fall-reuters.md) | +0.3% | +0.3% |
| USDCNY | 2026-06-29 | [Chinese Yuan: China slowdown weighs on CNY against US Dollar – Commerzbank](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19039-chinese-yuan-china-slowdown-weighs-on-cny-against-us-dollar-commerzbank.md) | -0.0% | -0.5% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/spike-corporate-hedging-weighs-slumping-yuan-2022-05-06/

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