The guidance is aimed at directing savings into consumption and productive investments. PBOC official said deposit rate adjustments are a normal market phenomenon.
April 27, 2023The PBOC will pay banks 2 percent of the incremental balance of inclusive small and micro loans, up from 1 percent previously.
June 8, 2022The move is designed to revive the property market. Last week banks were also directed to adjust how they set deposit rates.
May 17, 2022The LPR was lowered for the first time since April 2020 after data showed a worsening outlook for the property sector and weaker consumer activity.
January 21, 2022The PBOC will provide lenders up to 60 percent of the principal of carbon emission reduction loans at an interest rate of 1.75 percent.
November 9, 2021PBOC governor Yi Gang warns that quantitative easing and ultra-low interest rate policies can be damaging to market functions.
October 1, 2021Guidance was issued on the terms that should be included in new and old contracts referencing USD LIBOR as well as in new contracts referencing SOFR.
June 3, 2021Private lenders can charge a maximum four times the one-year loan prime rate. Based on the current rate, the maximum lending rate is 15.4%, compared to 24% previously.
August 24, 2020Policymakers said on Friday that monetary policies should make full use of RRR cuts, interest rate reductions and relending, indicating a shifting stance after GDP shrank 6.8% in Q1.
April 21, 2020Local authorities are directed to review the list of companies that received loans under a central bank initiative aimed at channelling low-cost funds into epidemic control.
April 13, 2020