Economics

China Market Watchers See PBOC Cutting Rates in Coming Months

Chinese central bank’s liquidity injection lifts stocks
NatWest sees room for 20bps cut in benchmark rates in 2022

The People's Bank of China (PBOC) headquarters building in Beijing.
Photographer: Yan Cong/Bloomberg

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By Abhishek Vishnoi and Chester Yung

February 14, 2022 at 9:50 PM EST

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February 15, 2022 at 2:56 AM EST

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China’s market watchers took the central bank’s decision to keep a policy-loan rate steady in stride, continuing to forecast further reductions in the coming months amid a challenging economic outlook.