China’s influence on Asian FX is strong. Economists at Société Générale analyze the outlook for Asian currencies.
Exchange rates always involve two parties directly, but they can be affected by other currencies, indirectly. How much is USD/CNY a function of a strong Dollar, and how is it a function of a weaker Yuan? To the extent that the soft Chinese data matters for the CNY, it matters for all the Asia-Pacific region, including Japan, New Zealand, and Australia.
I’m not sure anything can stop USD/JPY following yield differentials at the moment, but AUD/USD is likely to be capped by the softness of the Yuan and China’s underwhelming reopening.