
The yuan weakened further despite PBOC efforts to stabilise it, with the currency closing at 6.4743 per dollar, its lowest since January. Trump threatened a 10% tariff on another $200 billion of Chinese imports, on top of a 25% levy on Chinese goods announced earlier and set to take effect July 6.
Analysts attributed the currency decline to escalating trade war fears.
Expanded US tariffs on Chinese imports threaten US agricultural export flows, particularly soybeans, and could shift China's buying elsewhere. A weaker yuan further raises the dollar cost of imports, adding downward pressure on US soybean prices.
Na 803 eerdere neerwaarts handel-gebeurtenissen bewoog Sojabonen zich mediaan +0,0% over 5 sessies (51% hoger; middelste helft -1,7% tot +1,7%), en +0,9% over 20.
Na 40 eerdere opwaarts handel-gebeurtenissen bewoog Chinese yuan (CNY per USD) zich mediaan +0,6% over 5 sessies (75% hoger; middelste helft +0,0% tot +1,4%), en +1,1% over 20.
Bewegingen van de benchmark van elke grondstof sinds de laatste slotkoers vóór de gebeurtenis. Historische waarden bundelen eerdere gebeurtenissen van hetzelfde soort; ze beschrijven wat er gebeurde, niet wat zal gebeuren. Geen beleggingsadvies.
Tariff threats on another $200bn of Chinese goods on June 19 started the depreciation pressure that carried into the window, but the event falls before the 5-day window.