FILE PHOTO: A man wearing a mask walks past the headquarters of the People's Bank of China, the central bank, in Beijing, China, as the country is hit by an outbreak of the new coronavirus, February 3, 2020. REUTERS/Jason Lee/File Photo
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China’s central bank cut the interest rate on its medium term loans on Monday as policymakers try to reduce the economic shock from a coronavirus outbreak that is severely disrupting business activity.
The People’s Bank of China (PBOC) said it was lowering the rate on 200 billion yuan ($28.65 billion) worth of one-year medium-term lending facility (MLF) loans to financial institutions CNMLF1YRRP=PBOC by 10 basis points (bps) to 3.15% from 3.25% previously.
No MLF loans had been set to mature on Monday.
Earlier this month, as the virus outbreak escalated, the PBOC unexpectedly lowered the interest rates on reverse repurchase agreements by 10 bps.
Monday’s move is expected to pave the way for a cut in the country’s benchmark loan prime rate (LPR), which will be announced on Thursday.
The PBOC also said in the statement that it injected 100 billion yuan of reverse repos to financial institutions on Monday, when a total of one trillion yuan worth of reverse repos are due to expire.
Reporting by Winni Zhou and Se Young Lee; Editing by Kim Coghill
"term" - Google News
February 17, 2020 at 09:03AM
https://ift.tt/2Sz8twC
China cuts medium-term rate to soften coronavirus hit to economy - Reuters
"term" - Google News
https://ift.tt/35lXs52
Shoes Man Tutorial
Pos News Update
Meme Update
Korean Entertainment News
Japan News Update
Bagikan Berita Ini
0 Response to "China cuts medium-term rate to soften coronavirus hit to economy - Reuters"
Post a Comment