China keeps benchmark lending rates unchanged
People's Bank of China Governor Pan Gongsheng met his Bank of England counterpart, Andrew Bailey, on Saturday in Beijing and discussed topics including financial stability and cooperation, China's central bank said on Sunday.
The announcement by the People's Bank of China that it has suspended treasury bond purchases due to the asset's scarcity highlights the limitations of its resources as it confronts an increasingly challenging economic environment.
China is set to slash pay for staff at its top three financial regulators, including the central bank, by about half, as part of a regulatory revamp unveiled in 2023 to bring their salaries in line with other civil servants,
The People’s Bank of China emphasized its goal to keep the yuan stable, as the currency hovers near a record low in offshore trading amid headwinds from a slowing economy.
The People’s Bank of China pumped about $131 billion worth of liquidity via seven-day reverse repurchase agreements.
China's central bank and top securities regulator have vowed to ramp up supportive policy tools to shore up the country's capital market. The remarks were made at a recent seminar on stock buyback and repurchase loaning program,
China has ramped up its support for the yuan with tweaks to its capital controls and a vow to crack down on market disruption, after the currency dropped close to a record low against the dollar in offshore trading.
An outpouring of Chinese government bond issuance and early signs of improvement in the housing market helped stir up appetite for financing in December, drawing to a close a year when new loans declined for the first time since 2011.
As China's economy struggles, officials in Beijing have the arduous task of formulating a policy response that can ensure sustainable growth in what promises to be a challenging year ahead.
The unexpected action is intended to tamp down a potential bubble in the bond market fueled by investors shunning riskier assets like stocks and real estate.
The CSRC said it will work with the People’s Bank of China to enhance the effectiveness of two structural ... The formation of a possible state-backed stabilisation fund was among the items in Beijing’s broad stimulus package unveiled in late September ...