Fundamental Forecast for CNH: Neutral
- The Chinese Yuan and equites could take further hits from additional US-China tariff battles.
- No significant drop in China’s foreign reserves may help to improve market confidence.
- A controlled expansion in lending may leave room for PBOC to cut RRR further.
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The Chinese Yuan had a volatile week: it escalated losses from last week and dipped an 11-month low against the U.S. Dollar[2], then bounced back by more than 1100 pips following multiple PBOC officials’ expressing confidence in the currency[3]. On Friday, Yuan’s volatility continued amid both US and China’s tariffs kicking in; it eventually lost against the U.S. Dollar on a weekly basis. Chinese equities improved on Friday, though on a weekly basis remained week, with Shanghai Composite Index sinking for the seventh week in a row.
Looking forward, the US-China trade war will continue to be a top driver to the Yuan and Chinese equities. China sees the trade war has officially begun after the US tariffs went into effect[4]. It is expected that the largest two economies in the world will launch more tit-for-tat attacks against each other; what unknown is how much more tariffs will be imposed and how long the battles will last. Over the weekend, both sides could release details of further moves and thus worth to keep a close eye on.
In terms of the timing for the two countries returning to the negotiating table, it may be determined by how much pressure American farmers
