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The offshore yuan broke through 7 per dollar, reaching its highest level in almost four months, while the reference rate rose to 7.031. The gain followed a surge in Chinese stocks, foreign capital inflows linked to index inclusion, and a fall in the US dollar index.
A stronger yuan lowers the yuan cost of dollar-priced feed imports, which can modestly weigh on Chinese import demand for US feed inputs in dollar terms. The effect on prices is limited.
globaltimes.cnGlobal TimesJul 8, 2020After 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.
After 1,637 past bearish macro events, US Dollar (Broad) moved a median -0.2% over 5 sessions (39% higher; middle half -0.6% to +0.3%), 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.
