The onshore yuan retreated from a near six-week high and closed at 6.6037 per U.S. dollar, down 214 points from the previous afternoon. Traders cited strong demand for dollars from businesses, while the central parity rate strengthened to its firmest level since October 12.
Business demand for dollars can add near-term pressure on the yuan, while a weaker yuan makes dollar-priced imports, including feed commodities, more expensive for Chinese buyers.
After 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.