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China maintains banking liquidity with $1.95 bn reverse repos

05 Sep '23
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Pic: Shutterstock/maoyunping
Pic: Shutterstock/maoyunping

Insights

  • The People's Bank of China has executed seven-day reverse repos amounting to 14 billion yuan at a 1.8 per cent interest rate to ensure 'reasonable and ample' liquidity in China's banking system.
  • The move aligns with China's broader objectives to stabilise its financial markets.
  • This financial instrument serves as a liquidity management tool.
China’s central bank, the People’s Bank of China, has conducted seven-day reverse repos worth 14 billion yuan (approximately $1.95 billion) at an interest rate of 1.8 per cent.

The move is designed to maintain ‘reasonable and ample’ liquidity within the nation’s banking system, the central bank said in a statement.

A reverse repo is an operation in which the central bank buys securities from commercial banks through bidding, agreeing to sell them back at a later date. This measure is part of China’s ongoing efforts to stabilise its financial markets.

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