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The renminbi fell from 6.36 to 6.78 against the dollar, a drop of about 6.6%, in roughly two weeks between late April and early May. Drivers include large foreign bond outflows, importer and exporter hedging, US dollar strength from Fed tightening, and a weak yen that pushed the PBOC to shift to a weaker cross-rate policy.
The renminbi's depreciation raises the cost of dollar-priced imports for China and shifts the outlook for its feed purchases. Continued weakness keeps USD/CNY elevated and tends to weigh on commodity demand from China.
viewpoint.bnpparibas-am.comChi LoMay 24, 2022After 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.
After 2,356 past bullish macro events, US Dollar (Broad) moved a median +0.2% over 5 sessions (60% higher; middle half -0.3% to +0.7%), and +0.4% 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.
It explains the drivers of yuan weakness (bond outflows, hedging, Fed-driven dollar strength, PBOC weaker cross-rate policy), though it describes the late April to early May drop rather than the specific week.
