Dec 22
China: Another rate cut from PBoC
The Peoples Bank of China (PBoC) today cut its leading 1 year benchmark lending and deposit interest rates by 27bp to 5.21% and 2.25% respectively. This was the fifth rate cut in less than three months (see chart 1). In addition, the reserve requirement ratio (RRR) for smaller commercial banks was cut by 50 bp to 13.5% and the RRR for major banks was cut by 50 bp to 15.5%. In light of the very weak November numbers released for the Chinese economy, the rate cut does not come as a surprise. On
