US arrests relatives of slain Iranian general Qassem SoleimaniThe arrest of two relatives of the late Iranian general Qassem Soleimani marks a bold action by US authorities. With their residency permit...
04 Apr, 2026, 10.19 PM IST
China leaves benchmark lending rates unchanged for ninth straight monthChina 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...
24 Feb, 2026, 08.31 AM IST
China leaves benchmark lending rates unchanged for fourth month in SeptChina's benchmark lending rates remained steady in September, marking the fourth consecutive month of no change, aligning with market forec...
22 Sep, 2025, 07.08 AM IST
China lowers benchmark lending rates for first time since OctoberChina has reduced its benchmark lending rates. This is the first cut since October. The one-year loan prime rate and the five-year LPR both...
20 May, 2025, 07.36 AM IST
China leaves lending benchmarks unchanged as expected in AprilChina's benchmark lending rates remained steady for the sixth consecutive month, aligning with market predictions. The one-year loan prime ...
21 Apr, 2025, 07.29 AM IST
China holds benchmark lending rates steady as expectedChina has kept its benchmark lending rates steady for the fifth consecutive month in March, as expected by the market. The one-year loan pr...
20 Mar, 2025, 07.22 AM IST
China leaves benchmark lending LPRs unchanged, in line with expectationsMost new and outstanding loans in China are based on the one-year LPR, while the five-year rate influences the pricing of mortgages.
22 Apr, 2024, 07.30 AM IST
China seen cutting mortgage reference rate for first time since JuneChina is expected to trim its benchmark mortgage reference rate at a monthly fixing to stimulate the faltering economy growth. Reductions a...
19 Feb, 2024, 01.20 PM IST
China leaves benchmark lending rates unchanged as expectedIn a Reuters survey of 29 market analysts and traders, all participants predicted no change to the one-year LPR, while a vast majority of t...
20 Sep, 2023, 08.09 AM IST
China cuts lending benchmarks to revive stuttering economyThe one-year loan prime rate (LPR) was lowered by 5 basis points to 3.65% at the central bank's monthly fixing, while the five-year LPR was...
23 Aug, 2022, 12.26 AM IST
China cuts mortgage reference rate for second time this yearThe five-year loan prime rate (LPR) was lowered by 15 basis points to 4.45% from 4.60%, while the one-year LPR was unchanged at 3.70%.
20 May, 2022, 07.18 AM IST
China cuts lending benchmark, market sees more easing in 2022The one-year LPR was lowered by 5 basis points to 3.80% from 3.85% previously, while the five-year LPR remained at 4.65%.
20 Dec, 2021, 11.52 AM IST
China set to keep lending benchmark steady as policymakers eye property risksPremier Li Keqiang said this week that China's sound economic fundamentals have not changed and insisted Beijing would not engage in flood-...
19 Nov, 2021, 12.28 PM IST
Stranded in India? We've got all your Green Card questions answeredIf an LPR is currently abroad and is nearing the one-year mark of being outside the U.S. our advice is to return to the U.S. as soon as pos...
19 Apr, 2021, 01.59 PM IST
China expected to keep lending benchmark unchanged: AnalystsThirty-four respondents, or 73.9% of participants in the survey, expected no change to the one-year loan prime rate (LPR) or the five-year ...
19 May, 2020, 02.13 PM IST
China cuts benchmark rate for second time this year, as widely expectedAll 52 participants in a Reuters survey had expected a reduction in the LPR at its monthly fixing.
20 Apr, 2020, 01.06 PM IST
China cuts benchmark lending rate to prop-up virus-hit economyThe five-year LPR was lowered by 5 basis points to 4.75 per cent from 4.80 per cent.
20 Feb, 2020, 07.48 AM IST