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The yuan jumped to a two-month high after state-owned banks reportedly sold US dollars in the onshore market. The move followed Moody's decision to downgrade China's sovereign credit rating one notch to A1.
Traders described the selling as support for the currency.
State dollar selling to prop up the yuan reduces depreciation pressure on Chinese importers of feed commodities, supporting import demand. The intervention signals policy support that limits near-term currency swings.
businessinsider.comMay 24, 2017After 362 past bearish macro events, Chinese Yuan (CNY per USD) moved a median -0.1% over 5 sessions (42% higher; middle half -0.4% to +0.1%), and -0.2% 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.
State banks' reported dollar sales lifted the yuan to a two-month high on 2017-05-24, and that momentum carried into the 2017-05-25 move.
