China leaves benchmark lending rates unchanged for ninth straight month

China has maintained its key lending rates for the ninth month straight. The one-year loan prime rate remains at 3.0 percent. The five-year rate, which impacts home loans, is also unchanged at 3.5 percent. This decision was announced on Tuesday. M...

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China's central bank maintained its benchmark lending rates for the ninth consecutive month in February.
China left benchmark lending rates unchanged for a ‌ninth ⁠consecutive ⁠month in February on Tuesday.

The one-year loan prime rate (LPR) was ⁠kept at 3.0%, ‌while the five-year ⁠LPR was unchanged at 3.5%.

Most new and outstanding loans in China are ‌based on the one-year LPR, while the ⁠five-year rate influences the pricing of mortgages.

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