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China's central bank lowered its yuan midpoint for a seventh straight session, setting it at 7.0136 per dollar, the weakest level since April 2008. The fix came in firmer than Reuters' estimate of 7.0222, which traders had not expected.
A weaker yuan raises the cost of dollar-priced imports for China, which can modestly dampen its buying of U.S. soybeans and meal. The firmer-than-expected fix suggests Beijing is limiting the pace of depreciation, so the effect on feed prices is likely limited.
reuters.comAug 9, 2019After 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.
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.
