China's yuan hits 3-year high, stocks retreat, as investors await details from Trump-Xi summitChina's yuan reached a three-year high against the dollar as investors awaited outcomes from the Xi-Trump summit. While stock markets saw p...
14 May, 2026, 02.17 PM IST
Energy shock from Iran war delays rate cuts, sets up divergent paths for Fed, ECB and BoJThe Iran war's impact on energy prices is forcing central banks to reassess policy. Robeco anticipates the Fed will cut rates twice this ye...
03 May, 2026, 10.57 AM IST
People's Bank of China says it will temporarily halt buying of government bondsChina’s central bank will temporarily halt purchasing government bonds due to undersupply, following record-low benchmark yields this month...
10 Jan, 2025, 07.31 AM IST
PBOC cuts short-term rate ahead of briefingThe decision to lower the 14-day reverse repurchase rate to 1.85% from 1.95% came ahead of the National Day Holiday that will last seven da...
23 Sep, 2024, 11.45 PM IST
China: Fresh loan disbursals jump, but below PBOC expectationsChinese banks extended 900 billion yuan ($126.86 billion) in new yuan loans in August, up 246% from July but short of analyst expectations,...
14 Sep, 2024, 12.43 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
China central bank ramps up liquidity support via policy loans, rate unchangedWith 500 billion yuan worth of MLF loans maturing, the PBOC is injecting fresh liquidity into the banking system. Market watchers polled by...
16 Oct, 2023, 08.53 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
PBOC injects $16.8 billion via reverse repos, keeps rate unchangedWith no reverse repos maturing on Wednesday, the PBOC injected the funds into the market on the day.
27 May, 2020, 12.26 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
Here's what is in store for whoever gets China's toughest job next yearWhoever is picked as the next PBOC head, the path is fraught with risk. Yuan could be soon under pressure. Nor is the picture bright for in...
20 Oct, 2017, 11.11 AM IST
China to start implementing RRR for some banks in offshore yuan market: PBOCChina will start implementing a reserve requirement ratio on some banks involved in the offshore yuan market.
18 Jan, 2016, 12.38 PM IST