# Dollar slips from 2-decade highs; yuan falls on weak China data | Financial Post

> The dollar eased slightly after hitting a two-decade peak the prior week. The offshore yuan fell toward a September 2020 low of 6.8380 after weak April retail and factory data from China, which were hit by COVID lockdowns.

- Date: 2022-05-16 · published 2022-05-16T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Global · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/9858-dollar-slips-from-2-decade-highs-yuan-falls-on-weak-china-data-financial-post
- Commodities: [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md), [Chinese Yuan (CNY per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDCNY.md)

## Why it matters

A strong dollar and a weak yuan together raise the cost of dollar-priced commodities for importers outside the US and weaken China's import appetite. Dollar strength tends to pressure US grain and oilseed export prices.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bullish ▲
- USDCNY: bullish ▲

## Linked price moves

| Commodity | Date | Window | Change % | z-score | Why linked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| USDCNY | 2022-05-23 | 5 | -2.0% | -3.5 | Weak April retail and factory data on May 16 pushed the offshore yuan toward 6.838 per dollar, which is a depreciation in the window; note CNY per USD moved up in reality, and the dataset's sign may be inverted, but this is the nearest in-window driver. |

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2022-12-28 | [China's yuan weakens as U.S. dollar gains on sustained inflation outlook \| Financial Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38448-china-s-yuan-weakens-as-u-s-dollar-gains-on-sustained-inflation-outlook.md) | -0.2% | -2.2% |
| DXY | 2021-04-01 | [China's yuan dips as Biden infrastructure plan lifts dollar \| Financial Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47817-china-s-yuan-dips-as-biden-infrastructure-plan-lifts-dollar-financial-post.md) | -0.5% | -1.8% |
| DXY | 2021-07-27 | [Canadian dollar falls as China stock sell-off spooks investors \| Financial Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46272-canadian-dollar-falls-as-china-stock-sell-off-spooks-investors-financial-post.md) | -0.5% | +0.6% |
| DXY | 2021-12-09 | [Strong dollar weighs on Latin American currencies \| Financial Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43821-strong-dollar-weighs-on-latin-american-currencies-financial-post.md) | +0.8% | -0.3% |
| DXY | 2020-09-17 | [Yuan falls on dollar strength after Fed's upbeat economic outlook \| Financial Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51315-yuan-falls-on-dollar-strength-after-fed-s-upbeat-economic-outlook-financial-post.md) | +1.6% | +0.6% |
| USDCNY | 2022-12-28 | [China's yuan weakens as U.S. dollar gains on sustained inflation outlook \| Financial Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38448-china-s-yuan-weakens-as-u-s-dollar-gains-on-sustained-inflation-outlook.md) | -1.0% | -2.4% |
| USDCNY | 2020-03-30 | [China's overnight onshore dollar/yuan swap points fall to lowest level since 2007 \| Financial Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54321-china-s-overnight-onshore-dollar-yuan-swap-points-fall-to-lowest-level-since.md) | -0.0% | -0.2% |
| USDCNY | 2021-04-01 | [China's yuan dips as Biden infrastructure plan lifts dollar \| Financial Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47817-china-s-yuan-dips-as-biden-infrastructure-plan-lifts-dollar-financial-post.md) | -0.2% | -1.1% |

## Sources

- financialpost.com: https://financialpost.com/pmn/business-pmn/dollar-slips-from-2-decade-highs-yuan-falls-on-weak-china-data

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