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What happens when the world’s biggest exporter suddenly has too many dollars?

China just recorded a $1.2 trillion trade surplus. That means it sold $1.2 trillion more to the world than it bought.

That means dollars are pouring in.

Exporters receive those dollars. They convert them into yuan and pay workers. Suppliers. Taxes etc.

That conversion increases demand for China’s currency.

More demand → stronger yuan.

The yuan recently traded near 6.94 per dollar, its strongest level since 2023.

And when the yuan strengthens… the dollar weakens.

Because currencies are relative prices.

But here is how the math changes …
If the yuan rises, Chinese goods become more expensive for foreign buyers.

And that matters when your economy depends heavily on exports.

Strength can become pressure.

Below is the story ⇩

When the yuan rises, Chinese goods become more expensive for foreign buyers.

A product that cost $100 still costs 700 yuan domestically.
But if the exchange rate moves, that same 700 yuan may now cost $105 instead of $100.

Nothing changed about the product, but price competitiveness just shifted.

A stronger currency can:

• Reduce export demand
• Compress profit margins
• Slow manufacturing activity

Now flip the lens.

→ A stronger currency also makes imports cheaper.
Oil. Raw materials. Foreign goods.
→ That can reduce domestic inflation pressure.
→ It can increase consumer purchasing power.

So a rising currency is not “good” or “bad.”

But for export-driven economies, the risk is clear:

If the currency rises too fast, growth can slow.

And when a country runs a massive trade surplus — like $1.2 trillion — and its currency begins to strengthen… policymakers have to step in…

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Here’s where it gets more technical — but important.

When Chinese exporters exchange dollars for yuan, Chinese banks must provide yuan to complete that transaction.

Those yuan come from the cash reserves inside China’s banking system.

When conversion activity rises sharply, more yuan are delivered to exporters.

That reduces the amount of cash available inside Chinese banks.

In simple terms: Less cash in the system → tighter liquidity.

Liquidity here refers to the money Chinese banks use to lend to each other, settle payments, and meet short-term funding needs.

When liquidity falls, short-term interest rates inside China’s financial system can rise.

Specifically:

• Interbank lending rates in China
• Repo rates in China
• Short-term Chinese government bond yields

This pressure appears first inside China’s domestic funding markets.

If those rates spike too quickly, it can create stress in Chinese bond and credit markets.

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Now layer in what else is happening.

• 950 billion yuan in local government bond issuance
• 412 billion yuan in central government bonds

When governments sell bonds, investors pay cash. That cash leaves the banking system.

More bonds → less available liquidity.

Add the seasonal effect.
→ 900 billion yuan in holiday cash withdrawals around of Lunar New Year

Then there’s the central bank’s own operations rolling off.

• 405.5 billion yuan in reverse repos* maturing
• Another 500 billion yuan expiring outright

*A reverse repo is a short-term loan from the central bank to banks.
When it matures, banks repay it. Repayment → liquidity leaves.

Add it all up.

Bloomberg estimates roughly a 3.2 trillion yuan liquidity gap.

That’s a lot….

So the People’s Bank of China stepped in.

• Injected 600 billion yuan via 14-day reverse repos
• Could inject up to 3.5 trillion yuan more
• Doubled bond purchases in January
• Added 1 trillion yuan in longer-term funding
• Lowered a one-year policy loan rate to 1.5%

Translation: They replaced the cash that was leaving. They’re stabilizing short-term funding conditions before stress builds.

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You don’t trade the yuan. But you trade what the yuan influences.

1 The Dollar

When the yuan strengthens, the dollar weakens — at least against it.
And because the dollar is the world’s reserve currency, broad dollar moves is important.

A weaker dollar typically:

• Lifts commodity prices (they’re priced in dollars)
• Boosts overseas earnings for U.S. multinationals when translated back into dollars
• Can add upward pressure to inflation

2 Treasury Yields

Currencies influence capital flows.

If investors expect the yuan to appreciate, some capital may shift toward Chinese assets.

Capital moving toward China means less capital flowing into U.S. bonds.

Less demand for Treasuries → yields can rise.

Higher yields affect:

→ Mortgage rates.
→ Equity valuations.
→ Growth stocks.

3 Commodities & Inflation

China is the largest buyer of oil, copper, and industrial metals.

If liquidity remains ample and exports stay strong, demand for raw materials holds up.

Stronger demand → firmer commodity prices.

And commodity prices feed directly into U.S. inflation expectations.

→ Energy.
→ Input costs.
→ Transportation.

What starts as a currency move in Asia can ripple into CPI conversations in Washington.

The dollar is still the world’s pricing mechanism.

→ Oil is priced in dollars.
→ Treasuries are priced in dollars.
→ Global trade settles in dollars.

Even when the yuan strengthens, the system still runs through the U.S. financial architecture.

And the takeaway isn’t fear. It’s awareness of how currency moves influence:

• The dollar
• Commodity prices
• Capital flows
• Inflation expectations

It’s also about understanding how large trade flows ripple through global markets.

The system is interconnected.

And when capital moves at scale, the effects don’t stay local.

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