Market sees moves to stabilize yuan2024-07-04
Additional policy measures supportive of yuan stability appear to be in the pipeline, to counter the lingering uncertainties of US monetary policy and help the Chinese currency gain a firmer footing against the greenback in the second half of the year, analysts said.
PBOC may up bond trading2024-04-25
China's central bank will likely increase the trading of government bonds as a liquidity management tool, yet such a move should not be misunderstood as quantitative easing, officials and experts said.
Central bank committed to prudence2024-04-03
China's central bank may regard treasury bond trading in the secondary market as one of the common means to provide liquidity - a practice that hasn't been active for about two decades and a meaningful means to optimize its monetary policy system, experts said.
China ups efforts to better meet payment needs of foreigners, elderly2024-03-09
China on Thursday released a guideline aimed at continuing to optimize payment services of bank cards, promoting cash use and facilitating mobile payment as part of the efforts to better fulfill the diverse payment preferences of foreigners and senior citizens in the country.
Big LPR cut lifts hopes of homebuyers2024-02-22
The 25-basis-point cut to over-five-year loan prime rate to 3.95 percent on Tuesday is good news for mortgages, and will help commercial banks to lower interest rates on first-home loans and guide more capital to private and small enterprises, industry experts said on Wednesday.
Key rate cut seen as move to prop up realty2024-02-21
China implemented the biggest-ever cut to a mortgage rate benchmark on Tuesday, indicating policymakers' dedication to bolster the struggling housing sector and the broader economy, with additional interest rate cuts likely on the horizon, experts said.