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The USD/CNY pair rose to 6.6145, its highest level since December 19. The yuan has fallen since the PBOC refrained from raising rates after a Fed hike and cut the reserve requirement ratio for some banks.
Analysts see the central bank increasingly favoring a weaker currency to cushion the impact of Trump's trade measures.
A weaker yuan raises the cost of dollar-priced US farm imports for China, potentially reducing purchases of soybeans and feed ingredients. The currency move is a signal of trade-war pressure on Chinese import demand.
forexcrunch.comFX StreetJun 27, 2018After 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.
USD/CNY rose to its highest since December as the PBOC did not follow the Fed's hike and cut the reserve requirement ratio, a policy divergence that weakened the yuan.
