China's record consumer defaults undermine Beijing's push to boost spendingChinese banks are reluctant to increase lending as bad loans rise. The government wants borrowing to boost consumption and economic growth....
16 Jul, 2026, 11.00 AM IST
Trump’s war means higher global interest rates for years to comeGlobal interest rates are set to remain higher for longer, with Bloomberg Economics forecasting borrowing costs elevated by up to half a pe...
06 Jul, 2026, 08.39 AM IST
Global Market: PBOC keeps new overnight repo rate at 1.25%, pumps in 600 billion yuanChina's central bank significantly boosted liquidity, injecting 600 billion yuan via overnight reverse repos, doubling Monday's debut. This...
30 Jun, 2026, 10.14 AM IST
Global Market: China's central bank expands liquidity toolkit with first-ever overnight reverse reposChina's central bank has introduced overnight reverse repo operations for the first time, injecting 300 billion yuan to manage liquidity. T...
29 Jun, 2026, 09.53 AM IST
22k gold rate today: Check 24k, 22k, 18k gold prices (June 22, 2026) at IBJA, Malabar Gold & Diamonds, Tanishq, Joyalukkas and Kalyan JewellersGold rate today: Gold prices saw a slight uptick today, June 22, 2026, with 22k gold jewellery at Tanishq priced at Rs13,475 per gram. Majo...
22 Jun, 2026, 03.49 PM IST
China's May loan growth dips on weak demandAggregate financing, a broad measure of credit, increased ¥2.03 trillion ($300 billion), according to Bloomberg calculations based on data ...
13 Jun, 2026, 01.18 AM IST
Gold price today: Gold rate crash to continue in June? All you need to knowGold rate will remain sensitive to developments in West Asia, according to bullion exparts.
08 Jun, 2026, 06.32 AM IST
From lottery draws to fiscal spending, China broadens digital yuan footprintIn a series of measures, many revealed here for the first time, the People's Bank of China (PBOC) is giving banks policy incentives and beh...
30 May, 2026, 10.51 AM IST
Global Market: China holds rates steady as markets await fresh stimulus signalsChina's central bank has kept its key lending rates unchanged for the twelfth month. This signals caution from policymakers despite signs o...
20 May, 2026, 09.26 AM IST
Why does China's central bank have a new cash management tool?China's central bank unveiled a new cash management tool through temporary bond repo agreements and reverse repos, expanding its monetary p...
11 Jul, 2024, 12.21 PM IST
China's central bank refrains from gold purchases for a 2nd monthThe pause by the People's Bank of China (PBOC) started in May, when spot gold prices hit a record high. The previous 18 months of consisten...
07 Jul, 2024, 09.04 AM IST
Impact of Fed policy changes on China's markets is limited: PBOC"The positive effect of China's normal monetary policy stance is emerging," Sun Guofeng, head of the People's Bank of China's (PBOC) moneta...
01 Apr, 2021, 09.52 PM IST
After HDFC, People's Bank of China invested in these bluechips last fiscalAt the end of March 2020, PBOC held around Rs 4,418 crore worth of stakes in HDFC, Asian Paints and Ambuja Cements.
30 Jul, 2020, 11.18 PM IST
Chinese central bank checks on licence renewalTo be sure, there are no restrictions on Chinese funds investing in Indian markets through portfolio route. However, custodian banks are he...
21 Apr, 2020, 08.53 AM IST
Inside the PBOC’s struggle to balance China’s growth and debtEven with worsening data pointing to the risk of a sharper decline, the PBOC is staying the course, for now. While the US Fed has slashed b...
20 Nov, 2019, 01.26 PM IST
China’s PBOC ‘close’ to launching cryptocurrencyMu repeated the PBOC’s intention that the digital currency would replace M0, or cash in circulation, rather than M2, which would generate c...
12 Aug, 2019, 11.41 PM IST
People's Bank of the world? Next PBOC head inherits global cloutAn illustration of just how much the PBOC’s clout has grown came in August 2015 when an attempt to re-jig how China’s tightly controlled cu...
13 Mar, 2018, 12.09 PM IST