China Banks Hold Lending Rates as PBOC Refrains From Easing
- Loan prime rates left unchanged as most economists expected
- Industrial sector, investment had recorded solid start to 2024
The People's Bank of China (PBOC) building in Beijing.
Source: Bloomberg
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Chinese banks maintained their benchmark lending rates following the central bank’s recent decision to stand pat on monetary policy.
The one-year loan prime rate was held at 3.45% on Wednesday, in line with almost all of the 22 forecasts from economists surveyed by Bloomberg. The five-year rate, a reference for mortgages, was kept at 3.95%, according to the People’s Bank of China, also as expected.